Transhepatic placement of an enteral stent to treat jaundice in a tumor recurrence obstructed afferent loop after a whipple procedure.
Dig Surg
; 20(4): 329-31, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-12806200
ABSTRACT
Tumour recurrence that obstructs the afferent limb, blocking outflow of bile and pancreatic juice, constitutes a major clinical problem after a Whipple procedure. The endoscopic route is often not a possible alternative. Surgery may be difficult and perhaps dangerous to the often very sick patient and decompression with fine bore catheters may lead to cholangitis. External drainage is inconvenient to the patient. The present case describes a less invasive method to provide adequate drainage of the obstructed jejunal limb by insertion of a 22-mm enteral Wallstent transhepatically. The patient became and stayed anicteric during 7 months' follow-up.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Pancreaticojejunostomia
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Cateterismo
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Colangiografia
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Stents
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Icterícia Obstrutiva
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Obstrução Intestinal
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Recidiva Local de Neoplasia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dig Surg
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
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