First use of a scoring balloon to perform Oddi sphincteroplasty for biliary stones

Balloon sphincteroplasty is a well-known procedure for the treatment of biliary stones. Scoring balloons are characterized by rigid tangential elements that provide focal force, achieving a greater pressure than normal balloons. We report the first (to our knowledge) use of a scoring balloon to perf...

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Autores principales: Coppola, Andrea, Piacentino, Filippo, Macchi, Edoardo, Marchi, Giuseppe De, Ierardi, Anna Maria, Carrafiello, Gianpaolo, Fontana, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2019
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Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6595933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31263365
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2019.0380
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Sumario:Balloon sphincteroplasty is a well-known procedure for the treatment of biliary stones. Scoring balloons are characterized by rigid tangential elements that provide focal force, achieving a greater pressure than normal balloons. We report the first (to our knowledge) use of a scoring balloon to perform sphincteroplasty in 4 cases of elderly people presenting with symptomatic choledocholithiasis. In all cases we achieved complete common bile duct clearing with good symptom relief. No procedural complications were observed.

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