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A combined radiologic and endoscopic approach to removal of occluded double-mushroom biliary endoprosthesis: Technical note

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A combined radiologic and endoscopic approach to the removal of an occluded double-mushroom biliary endoprosthesis was successfully performed in a patient with terminal pancreatic carcinoma. The present technique is beneficial when there is limited percutaneous and endoscopic access to the biliary system.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA

    David E. Fleischer

  2. Department of Radiology, LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    George P. Teitelbaum

  3. Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd, N.W., 20007, Washington, D.C., USA

    Robyn Stacy-Humphries M.D., Mark Glass-Royal & Klemens H. Barth

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Stacy-Humphries, R., Glass-Royal, M., Teitelbaum, G.P. et al. A combined radiologic and endoscopic approach to removal of occluded double-mushroom biliary endoprosthesis: Technical note. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 13, 381–383 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578681

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