Endoscopy International Open (Feb 2018)

Efficacy of endoscopic treatment using double-balloon enteroscopy for postoperative bile leakage in patients with hepaticojejunostomy

  • Kazuyuki Matsumoto,
  • Koichiro Tsutsumi,
  • Hironari Kato,
  • Shigeru Horiguchi,
  • Yosuke Saragai,
  • Saimon Takada,
  • Sho Mizukawa,
  • Shinichiro Muro,
  • Daisuke Uchida,
  • Takeshi Tomoda,
  • Hiroyuki Okada

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-125143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 06, no. 02
pp. E211 – E216

Abstract

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Background and study aims Endoscopic treatment for post-operative bile is technically challenging in patients with altered gastrointestinal anatomy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of using a short-type double-balloon enteroscope to treat postoperative bile leakage after hepaticojejunostomy.