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ArticleKorean journal of radiology2022

Percutaneous Transhepatic Treatment of Benign Bile Duct Strictures Using Retrievable Covered Stents: Long-Term Outcomes in 148 Patients.

Byung Soo Im, Dong Il Gwon, Hee Ho Chu, Jin Hyoung Kim, Gi-Young Ko, Hyun-Ki Yoon

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Article in Korean journal of radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Byung Soo ImDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0187-9286
Dong Il GwonDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. radgwon@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-3121-2853
Hee Ho ChuDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3903-0026
Jin Hyoung KimDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7300-6396
Gi-Young KoDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4617-1799
Hyun-Ki YoonDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8346-6599
Ulsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the long-term outcomes of percutaneous treatment of benign biliary strictures using temporary placement of a retrievable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) covered stent. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of 148 patients (84 male and 64 female; age range, 11-92 years) who underwent percutaneous transhepatic placement and removal of a retrievable PTFE-covered stent for the treatment of benign biliary strictures between March 2007 and August 2019 through long-term follow-up. Ninety-two patients had treatment-naïve strictures and 56 had recurrent/refractory strictures.

resultsStent placement was technically successful in all 148 patients. The mean indwelling period of the stent was 2.4 months (median period, 2.3 months; range, 0.2-7.7 months). Stent migration, either early or late, occurred in 28 (18.9%) patients. Clinical success, defined as resolution of stricture after completing stent placement and removal, was achieved in 94.2% (131 of 139 patients). The overall complication rate was 15.5% (23 of 148 patients). During the mean follow-up of 60.2 months (median period, 52.7 months; range, 1.6-146.1 months), 37 patients had a recurrence of clinically significant strictures at 0.5-124.5 months after removal of biliary stent and catheter (median, 16.1 months). The primary patency rates at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years after removal of biliary stent and catheter were 88.2%, 70.0%, 66.2%, 60.5%, and 54.5%, respectively. In the multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analysis, sex, age, underlying disease, relation to surgery, stricture type, biliary stones, history of previous treatment, and stricture site were not significantly associated with the primary patency.

conclusionLong-term outcomes suggest that percutaneous treatment of benign biliary strictures using temporary placement of retrievable PTFE-covered stents may be a clinically effective method.

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CholestasisAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBile DuctsChildConstriction, PathologicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolytetrafluoroethyleneRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomePolytetrafluoroethyleneBenign biliary strictureLong-term outcomesPercutaneous transhepatic treatmentRetrievable covered stent

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