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

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First use of a scoring balloon to perform Oddi sphincteroplasty for biliary stones (EN)
Ierardi, Anna Maria
Carrafiello, Gianpaolo
Fontana, Federico
Macchi, Edoardo
De Marchi, Giuseppe
Coppola, Andrea
Piacentino, Filippo
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2019-06-30
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. Keywords Gallstones, calculi, cholangiography, transhepatic sphincteroplasty, sphincter of Oddi, interventional radiology Ann Gastroenterol 2019; 32 (4): 416-418 (EN)
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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)
1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 32, No 4 (2019); 416 (EN)
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