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Hemostasis using a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for marked bleeding from the bile duct following stent removal (with videos)

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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

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We describe a case of life-threatening hemorrhage from the bile duct following stent removal. Eventually, hemostasis was achieved by tamponade using a fully covered self-expandable metal stent.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan

    Ryosuke Tonozuka, Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Fumihide Itokawa & Kentaro Ishii

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  1. Ryosuke Tonozuka
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Correspondence to Takao Itoi.

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Tonozuka, R., Itoi, T., Sofuni, A. et al. Hemostasis using a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for marked bleeding from the bile duct following stent removal (with videos). J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 20, 254–256 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00534-012-0516-8

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