Magnetic compression anastomosis for treatment of biliary stricture after cholecystectomy
Min Young, Sung Ill Jang, Jae Hee Cho, Seung‐Moon Joo, Dong Ki Lee
Abstract
Postcholecystectomy biliary stricture can be treated with endoscopic or percutaneous treatments. However, these conventional methods are not feasible if a guidewire cannot be passed through the stricture.1-6 We report magnetic compression anastomosis for the treatment of a biliary stricture after cholecystectomy that could not be treated with conventional methods (Video 1, available online at www.VideoGIE.org).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCholecystectomyAnastomosisCompression (physics)SurgeryGeneral surgeryComposite materialMaterials scienceGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersBiliary and Gastrointestinal FistulasCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies