Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) is effective for treating postoperative benign bilioenteric strictures and biliary stones.
- Initial anastomotic patency rates are 58.1% at 1 year and 41.9% at 2 years.
- Cumulative patency rates drop to 34.8% after 7 years but treatment success is high at 90.6%.
These findings suggest PTCS should be a go-to for managing strictures, enhancing patient outcomes with minimal complications.
- Technical success rates were 100% for dilation and 94.5% for stone therapy.
- One case of manageable bleeding was reported.
Journal Article by Ren X, Wang C (…) Sun XM et 4 al. in World J Gastroenterol
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