Clin Endosc.  2021 Nov;54(6):937-938. 10.5946/ce.2020.145.

Direct Insertion of a Short-Type Single-Balloon Enteroscope and Using a Stent Retriever to Treat Difficult Bile Duct Stones in Surgically Altered Anatomy

• Sasaki T
• Sasahira N

• KMID: 2522719
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.145

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  Fig. 1. (A) Multiple bile duct stones were identified in the common bile duct. (B) Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation with 15 mm was performed.

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  Fig. 2. (A) Direct insertion of a short-type single-balloon-enteroscope for cholangioscopy. (B) The impacted stone was crushed using a 7 Fr stent retriever under direct view. (C) Multiple bile duct stones were successfully extracted.

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