| Title | Argon plasma endoscopic section of biliary metallic prostheses. | | Author(s) | Demarquay JF, Dumas R, Peten EP, Rampal P | | Institution | Dept. of Gastroenterology, Archet II, University Hospital, Nice, France. demarquay.jf@chu-nice.fr | | Source | Endoscopy 2001 Mar; 33(3):289-90. | | MeSH | Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Argon
Bile Ducts
Electrocoagulation
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Humans
Male
Metals
Stents
| | Abstract | We report our recent experience of using argon plasma to endoscopically cut biliary Wallstent prostheses in these patients. The first patient had a bleeding duodenal ulceration caused by the impaction of the prosthesis meshes whereas the second patient had an ill-positioned biliary stent with impaction into the opposite duodenal wall. Both prostheses were shortened using argon plasma. In the third patient, the lower extremity of a obstructed biliary Wallstent was positioned in the third duodenum preventing its endoscopic catheterization. After shortening using argon plasma, a new plastic stent could be inserted to allow drainage. The outcomes in these cases demonstrate the feasibility of endoscopically shortening metallic Wallstents after release using argon plasma. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 11293767 |
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