Endoscopic prosthesis of the bile ducts
Landoni, N.; Chopita, N.; Jmelnitzky, A.
Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana 21(4): 227-230
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9033 PMID: 1824178 Document Number: 373562
During the period 30/5/84-30/7/90, 70 endoscopic prosthesis were settled in 47 patients; 18 men and 28 women; age average 73.17 and ranging 33 to 70. The distribution in ethnic groups showed a top between 70 to 79. The main causes for the implantation were bile ducts cancer, ampullary carcinoma and biliary stones; which were not likely to endoscopic gallstone extraction all of them in 13 opportunities (18.57). The more widely diameter used were 7 and 10 French and the more used was the straight line. Two prosthesis were way implanted without previous sphincterotomy and 1 in Billroth II. The early complications were present in 4 cases (5.7) and all of them led to death independently of the treatment used. The most frequent complication was cholangitis (37.14) most of which were treated by endoscopy, only 2 of them were chirurgical, there was no mortality. The evolution is being analyzed so far.