Biodegradable biliary stents preferable to plastic stent therapy in post-cholecystectomy bile leak and avoid second endoscopy.
Scand J Gastroenterol
; 53(10-11): 1376-1380, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak is endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) with plastic stent (PS) insertion combined with external drainage. Self-expanding biodegradable biliary stents (BDBS) have only recently become available.AIM:
The aim was to compare success rate, adverse events and costs of BDBS with PS in the treatment of post-cholecystectomy cystic duct leak Materials andmethods:
Patients recruited prospectively for treatment with BDBS during the period 2014-2017 were compared to a control group treated with PS in a non-randomized setting.RESULTS:
Altogether 32 patients (median age 68, range 33-88, 59% male) were treated for Strasberg A bile leak over a period of 3.5 years, accounting for 1.8% of all ERCs. Eight patients were treated with BDBS and 24 with PS. Treatment with BDBS was safe; rate of readmissions and 30-day adverse events were 13% in both groups. There was no statistical difference in the clinical success rate. All cases with laparoscopic lavation or re-ERC with stent exchange occurred in the PS group. Total drain output was lower in BDBS patients (330ml vs 83ml, p=.002). All PS patients required another endoscopy for stent removal, whereas all BDBS patients were spared repeated endoscopy.CONCLUSION:
Treatment of cystic duct leak with BDBS is highly successful and as safe as traditional treatment with PS. The most obvious benefit of BDBS is that it avoids stent removal. The lower drain output after ERC with a trend for fewer unplanned interventions may indicate more efficient leak resolution with the large bore BDBS.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Biliares
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Colecistectomia
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Stents
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Implantação de Prótese
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Implantes Absorvíveis
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article