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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(03): 231-233
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.85375
Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Percutaneous placement of a biliary plastic stent

Shyamkumar N Keshava
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Suraj Mammen
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Endoscopic biliary plastic stent placement is a well-established technique for unresectable and recurrent biliary obstructive disease and provides significant improvement in the quality of life. We describe a new technique of percutaneous placement of biliary plastic stent that has not been previously mentioned in the literature.

Keywords

Biliary - drainage - plastic stent


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30 July 2021

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