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Cholangioscopy-guided steroid injection for refractory post liver transplant anastomotic strictures: a rescue case series.

Tomazo Antonio Prince FranziniVitor M T SagaeHugo G GuedesPaulo SakaiDaniel R WaisbergWellington AndrausLuiz A C D'AlbuquerqueAmrita SethiEduardo G H de Moura
Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy (2019)
Cholangioscopy-guided steroid injection combined with balloon dilation in the treatment of refractory post liver transplant strictures is feasible and safe. This method may be used as a rescue alternative before surgical approach. Randomized controlled trials comparing balloon dilation + cholangioscopy-guided steroid injection to fully covered self-expandable metallic stents are needed to determine the role of this treatment for anastomotic biliary strictures.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • rectal cancer
  • ultrasound guided
  • systematic review
  • double blind