Cholangiolithiasis postliver transplantation: Successful treatment utilizing percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy and laser lithotripsy
Nezami N, Benchetrit L, Latich I, Schlachter T. Cholangiolithiasis postliver transplantation: Successful treatment utilizing percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy and laser lithotripsy. Radiology Case Reports 2019, 14: 1459-1466. PMID: 31641393, PMCID: PMC6796643, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopyLiver transplantLaser lithotripsyMajor procedure-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsExtrahepatic bile ductAbdominal CT scanDuctal calculiHepaticojejunal anastomosisPostliver transplantationNew onsetSelect patientsLiver biopsyPersistent painBile ductDuct calculiRisk factorsSuccessful treatmentRemoval of intraSuitable alternative optionCT scanEndoscopic techniquesBasket retrievalLarge calculiCholangioscopySelective Trans-Catheter Coil Embolization of Cystic Duct Stump in Post-Cholecystectomy Bile Leak
Nezami N, Jarmakani H, Arici M, Latich I, Mojibian H, Ayyagari RR, Pollak JS, Perez Lozada JCL. Selective Trans-Catheter Coil Embolization of Cystic Duct Stump in Post-Cholecystectomy Bile Leak. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2019, 64: 3314-3320. PMID: 31123973, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05677-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic duct stumpPost-cholecystectomy bile leakTrans-catheter coil embolizationSelective coil embolizationBile leakPercutaneous catheter placementCoil embolizationCatheter placementCystic ductGallbladder fossaFurther clinical symptomsPersistent bile leakFirst-line treatmentCommon bile ductCystic stumpResultsAll patientsMethodsSeven patientsEndoscopic treatmentPercutaneous drainageClinical symptomsLaparoscopic cholecystectomyPercutaneous catheterAbscess formationBile ductBiloma formation