Gut Liver.
2010 Sep;4(Suppl 1):S96-S98.
Magnetic Compression Duct-to-duct Anastomosis for Biliary Obstruction in a Patient with Living Donor Liver Transplantation
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- 1Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. itoi@tokyo-med.ac.jp
- 2Department of Radiology, Yokohama Seibu Hospital, St. Marianna University, Yokohama, Japan.
- 3Third Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
- 4Fifth Department of Surgery, Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
- Magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA) is a minimally invasive method of performing choledochocholedochostomy without surgery in patients with biliary stricture or obstruction. We describe a successful case involving magnetic compression duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction in right-lobe living donor liver transplantation (RL-LDLT). Endoscopically, a samarium-cobalt (Sm-Co) rare-earth magnet was placed at the superior site of obstruction via the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage route, and another Sm-Co magnet was also placed at the inferior site of obstruction with the aid of an endoscope. MCA techniques enabled complete anastomosis without procedure-related complications. In conclusion, the MCA technique is a revolutionary method of performing choledochocholedochostomy in patients with biliary obstruction after LDLT.
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