Abstract
Two patients with pancreatic malignancies presented with biliary obstruction which could not be treated from an endoscopic approach. Standard transhepatic biliary drainage was relatively contraindicated because of moderate ascites and coagulopathy related to underlying liver disease. In one patient, a transjugular, transvenous approach was used to deliver a Wallstent endoprosthesis across the distal common bile duct obstruction in a single step procedure. In the second case, a previously placed biliary Wallstent was revised with an additional stent from a similar approach. Transjugular biliary catheterization offers a valuable alternative approach for primary stent placement or revision in patients with contraindication to standard transhepatic drainage.
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Amygdalos, M.A., Haskal, Z.J., Cope, C. et al. Transjugular insertion of biliary sents (TIBS) in two patients with malignant obstruction, ascites, and coagulopathy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 19, 107–109 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563903
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