scholarly journals Endoscopic Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Stenosis in Patients With Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Rossi ◽  
Claudio Grosso ◽  
Giulio Zanasi ◽  
Pietro Gambitta ◽  
Marta Bini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Acute Cholangitis ◽  
Balloon Dilation ◽  
Endoscopic Stenting ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
The Common

The choledocho-choledochostomy stricture is one of the most frequent complications occurring after liver transplantation. Today endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography may be considered one of the most common methodologic approaches for the diagnosis; at the same time it provides an effective treatment of the stenosis, avoiding more invasive surgery. Biliary flow through a strictured anastomosis definitely improves after endoscopic stenting which, in most cases, resolves the biliary obstruction syndrome; moreover, the stent could allow restoration of the anatomical and functional integrity of the common bile duct. We have successfully treated eight liver transplanted patients with biliary anastomotic stenosis by endoscopic stenting of the common bile duct or by balloon dilation (one patient). The stents were replaced every 3 to 4 months and then removed after 1 year of follow-up. We observed one patient with acute cholangitis due to the clogging of the prosthetic device.

Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography: to whom, when and how to perform?

2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (37) ◽  
pp. 1456-1464
Author(s):  
László Czakó
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Acute Cholangitis ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Decompression ◽  
The Common ◽  
Alternative Techniques ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
Bile Leaks

Although the effectivity of an urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography was documented, some aspects relating to this method are still debated. Timing of this procedure has not been established yet. Indications for urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography with stone extraction from the common bile duct in patients with biliary pancreatitis remains controversial. Biliary decompression and drainage is the cornerstone of acute cholangitis treatment. The timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography should be based on the grade of the severity of the disease. Using endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, the accurate diagnosis and treatment of bile leaks in a timely manner is imperative to limit associated morbidity and mortality. Difficulty in cannulating the common bile duct is one of the main risk factors for pancreatitis occurring after the procedure. Alternative techniques to facilitate difficult cannulation are discussed. Organized training and introduction of objective measures of the investigator’s competence are emphasized to improve the performance of the procedure in Hungary. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1456–1464.

scholarly journals Migration of Surgical Clips into the Common Bile Duct after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishn Kant Rawal
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Acute Cholangitis ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Surgical Clips ◽  
Cbd Stones ◽  
The Common ◽  
Retained Stones

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is currently the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstones. Associated complications include bile duct injury, retained common bile duct (CBD) stones, and migration of surgical clips. Clip migration into the CBD can present with recurrent cholangitis over a period of time. Retained CBD stones can be another cause of recurrent cholangitis. A case of two surgical clips migrating into the common bile duct with few retained stones following LC is reported here. The patient had repeated episodes of fever, pain at epigastrium, jaundice, and pruritus 3 months after LC. Liver function tests revealed features of obstructive jaundice. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed dilated CBD with few stones. In view of acute cholangitis, an urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was done, which demonstrated few filling defects and 2 linear metallic densities in the CBD. A few retained stones along with 2 surgical clips were removed successfully from the CBD by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after papillotomy using a Dormia basket. The patient improved dramatically following the procedure.

scholarly journals Endoscopic Fistulotomy – ‘The Suprapapillary Punch’: A Method of Access to the Bile Duct during ERCP

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Noel B Hershfield
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Biliary Tree ◽  
Usual Method ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
The Common ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Endoscopic Fistulotomy

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is established as the method of choice to investigate the biliary tree when obstruction is suspected. On rare occasions, the papilla cannot be entered because of anatomical or pathological abnormalities. This report describes endoscopic fistulotomy or the suprapapillary punch that has been carried out at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, on 30 of 623 patients referred for ERCP for conditions causing obstruction of the common bile duct or suspected obstruction of the common bile duct. The following communication also describes the method of suprapapillary punch or endoscopic fistulotomy. Results have been excellent with only one complication, a minor attack of pancreatitis after the procedure. In summary, the suprapapillary punch or fistulotomy is a safe and useful method for entering the common bile duct when access by the usual method is impossible.

Foreign bodies of common bile duct

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-301
Author(s):  
D. M. Krasilnikov ◽  
M. I. Mavrin ◽  
B. Kh. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Postoperative Period ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage ◽  
The Common ◽  
Nasobiliary Drainage

After endoscopic retrograde pancreatocholangiography, endoscopic nasobiliary drainage and removal of external drains in the postoperative period sometimes fragments of catheters remain in the common bile duct. The left foreign bodies contribute to cholangitis, pancreatitis, mechanical jaundice and concrements formation.

CHOLANGITIS AS A SYSTEMIC MANIFESTATION OF ACUTE BILIARY INFECTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
A. O. Nekludov ◽  
M. O. Klosova ◽  
O. V. Volchenko ◽  
M. M. Goloborodko ◽  
A. Yu. Korolevska
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Acute Cholangitis ◽  
Biliary Infection ◽  
The Common ◽  
Further Development

The main causes of cholangitis are hypertension in the biliary ducts and infection. In order to determine the place of the infectious factor in the acute cholangitis development, a retrospective and prospective analysis of case histories of 176 patients with choledocholithiasis and manifestations of acute and chronic cholangitis was performed. Bile from the common bile duct in the patients with obstruction of the biliary tract was studied. In the patients with mechanical jaundice without and with cholangitis, the intraductal pressure in the common bile duct averaged 227.3±26.1 mm of water column, in the patients without signs of cholangitis that was 97.5±8.3 mm of water column. With mechanical jaundice without acute cholangitis, it was slightly elevated if compared to normal. This suggests that the increase in pressure in the bile ducts in acute cholangitis is not influenced by the fact of obstruction of the biliary tract, and the development of the inflammatory process in them. In the patients with cholangitis, the initial values of the number of colonizing units were much higher than in "pure" choledocholithiasis. After endoscopic papillosphincterotomy in the patients with vivid clinical cholangitis, in whom decompression was achieved, in the control study, this value decreased by 100−500 times, which was accompanied by clinical improvement. According to the results of the study, it was noted that in the patients with a manifested clinic sign of cholangitis there is a significant decrease in the number of colonizing units on the third day after endoscopic papillosphincterotomy. At the stone stuck in a papilla the choledoch turns into so−called analog of an abscess. The opening of the papilla provides a free passage of the contents of the choledochus (i.e. pus) into the duodenum, so there is an almost instant therapeutic effect. The increase in pressure in the bile ducts in acute cholangitis is influenced by the development of an inflammatory process, which indicates the manifestations of biliary infection. The presented research has a prospective character and needs further development. Key words: cholangitis, biliary infection, intraductal pressure, bile.

scholarly journals LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLEDOCH REVISION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS IN AN INFANT

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-223
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Kozlov ◽  
Anton S. Malashenko ◽  
A. A. Shchebeteev
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Bile Ducts ◽  
Open Abdomen ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Surgical Practice ◽  
Percutaneous Puncture ◽  
The Common

Choledocholithiasis is a rare pathology in children. Various techniques have been proposed for removing calculi from the common bile duct: percutaneous puncture drainage of bile ducts, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with papillosphincterotomy as well as revision of the common bile duct which can be done laparoscopically or in the open abdomen. However at present, there is no any unified approach to managing this pahtology in children. The article describes authors’ experience of laparoscopic revision of the common bile duct in an infant with choledocholithiasis. The authors consider that this technique can be applied in pediatric surgical practice.

scholarly journals Toothpick inside the Common Bile Duct: A Case Report and Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. O. Brunaldi ◽  
M. O. Brunaldi ◽  
R. Masagao ◽  
C. Silva ◽  
H. Masuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Epigastric Pain ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
The Common

The incidence and prevalence of foreign body (FB) ingestion are difficult to estimate. Unlike other foreign bodies, the ingestion of a toothpick is very uncommon and carries high morbidity and mortality rates. We report a case of a 73-year-old female patient presenting mid-term epigastric pain. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a slightly dilated common bile duct (CBD) and magnetic resonance showed an irregular filling failure in distal CBD and gallstones. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography revealed major papilla on the edge of a diverticulum and confirmed the distal filling failure. After sphincterotomy, a partially intact toothpick was extracted from the CBD. Neither fistulas nor perforation signs were found. Literature related to foreign bodies and toothpick ingestion was reviewed and some hypotheses to explain the reported case were created. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a toothpick lodged inside the biliary tract.

Positive Intraoperative Cholangiography during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Necessary?

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 750-753
Author(s):  
Gabriel Akopian ◽  
James Blitz ◽  
Thomas Vander Laan
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Common Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Common Bile Duct Exploration ◽  
Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
The Common

The treatment of choledocholithiasis discovered incidentally during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not yet standardized. Options include laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE), postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with endoscopic sphincterotomy (ERCP-ES), and no intervention. We undertook a review of our case series to determine whether LCBDE is obligatory and which LCBDE method is unsuccessful. During the 6-year study period, 91 patients with choledocholithiasis were identified. Fifty-six patients (62%) underwent LCBDE. Thirteen (23%) of these 56 patients subsequently required ERCP. Balloon sweeping of the common bile duct failed in 10 of 21 patients (48% failure) compared to any other combination of techniques with a failure rate of 1/33 (3%; P < 0.001). Two patients did not undergo complete duct exploration because of technical problems. Thirty-five patients (38%) did not undergo LCBDE. Nine of these patients (26%) did not have ERCP-ES. None of the patients who underwent postoperative ERCP-ES required additional procedures or surgery. LCBDE can successfully treat common bile duct stones, with minimal to no morbidity, but is not mandatory for safely treating choledocholithiasis. Additionally, advanced techniques for clearing the common bile duct are more successful. Surgeons should be proficient at performing these techniques.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography: a review for endoscopy nurses and assistants

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Sup8) ◽  
pp. S8-S14
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waqas Fazal ◽  
Maria Tan ◽  
Shyam Menon
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Pancreatic Duct ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Patient Selection ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
The Common

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) facilitates endoscopic access to the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. It has become central to the management of a variety of benign and malignant pancreatobiliary disorders. ERCP remains a technically challenging procedure and patient selection and pre-assessment is critical to ensure good clinical outcomes. Staff assisting in ERCP should familiarise themselves with the underlying principles and basic knowledge pertaining to various aspects of ERCP.

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