Magnetic Compression Duct-to-duct Anastomosis for Biliary Obstruction in a Patient with Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Gut and Liver
;
: S96-S98, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-12327
ABSTRACT
Magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA) is a minimally invasive method of performing choledochocholedochostomy without surgery in patients with biliary stricture or obstruction. We describe a successful case involving magnetic compression duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction in right-lobe living donor liver transplantation (RL-LDLT). Endoscopically, a samarium-cobalt (Sm-Co) rare-earth magnet was placed at the superior site of obstruction via the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage route, and another Sm-Co magnet was also placed at the inferior site of obstruction with the aid of an endoscope. MCA techniques enabled complete anastomosis without procedure-related complications. In conclusion, the MCA technique is a revolutionary method of performing choledochocholedochostomy in patients with biliary obstruction after LDLT.
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Main subject:
Drainage
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Liver Transplantation
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Living Donors
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Endoscopes
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Magnets
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Liver
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Magnetics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Gut and Liver
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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