Comparison between Endoscopic Stenting Alone versus Balloon Dilatation plus Stenting in Patients with Benign Common Bile Duct Strictures

Volume 20 No 6 (2022)

Ahmed Fathy Ghamry Abd-El-Razik, Assem Mahmoud El-Sharif, Magdy Abd-El Kareem ElDahshan, Zakarya Mohammed Zakarya, Hala Mahfouz Abd-Elmageed

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.6.NQ22752

Abstract

Background: Benign biliary strictures comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases. The main indication for dilation alone is primary sclerosing cholangitis related strictures. Objective: This study compared between stenting alone versus dilation plus stenting by ERCP in patients with benign common bile duct strictures regarding rate of restenosis, complications and frequency of endoscopic sessions

Keywords

Biliary system, Biliary Obstruction, Obstructive Jaundice, Benign Biliary Stricture, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography, Common Bile Duct, endoscopic stenting, dilatation

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