Management of biliary stricture in patients with IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis.

Masaki MiyazawaHajime TakatoriKazunori KawaguchiKazuya KitamuraKuniaki AraiKoichiro MatsudaTakeshi UrabeKatsuhisa InamuraTakuya KomuraHideki MizunoUichiro FuchizakiTaro YamashitaYoshio SakaiTatsuya YamashitaEishiro MizukoshiMasao HondaShuichi Kaneko

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Biliary stent removal should be carried out within 2 weeks after CS initiation if biliary stricture improves to prevent stent dislodgement. Obstructive jaundice can be treated safely with CS alone in patients without infection. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of bile-duct stones in patients treated with EBD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
palliative care
ulcerative colitis