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Difficult removal of fully covered Self Expandable Metal Stents (SEMS) for benign biliary strictures: The "SEMS in SEMS" technique

par Tringali, Andrea;Boškoski, Ivo;Familiari, Pietro;Perri, Vincenzo;Costamagna, Guido;Blero, Daniel ;Devière, Jacques
Référence Digestive and Liver Disease, 46, 6, page (568-571)
Publication Publié, 2014

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Background: Removal of biliary Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents can fail due to stent migration and/or hyperplastic ingrowth/overgrowth. Methods: A case series of 5 patients with benign biliary strictures (2 post-cholecystectomy, 2 following liver transplantation and 1 related to chronic pancreatitis) is reported. The biliary stricture was treated by temporary insertion of Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents. Stent removal failed due to proximal stent migration and/or overgrowth. Metal stent removal was attempted a few weeks after the insertion of another Fully Covered Metal Stent into the first one. Results: The inner Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stent compressed the hyperplastic tissue, leading to the extraction of both the stents in all cases. Two complications were reported as a result of the attempt to stents removal (mild pancreatitis and self-limited haemobilia). Conclusion: In the present series, the "SEMS in SEMS" technique revealed to be effective when difficulties are encountered during Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents removal. © 2014 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l.