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Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting: The first experience and results of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine

by
Žilvinas Dambrauskas
1,2,*,
Saulius Paškauskas
1,
Paulius Lizdenis
1,
Rimantas Uktveris
3,
Andrius Pranculis
3,
Rytis Stasys Kaupas
3,4,
Giedrius Barauskas
1 and
Juozas Pundzius
1
1
Department of Surgery
2
Institute for Biomedical Research
3
Department of Radiology
4
Institute of Cardiology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2008, 44(12), 969; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina44120121
Submission received: 15 April 2008 / Accepted: 5 December 2008 / Published: 10 December 2008
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Abstract

Malignant biliary obstruction may be caused by cholangiocarcinoma and other nonbiliary carcinomas. At the time of diagnosis, 90% of patients with malignant obstructive jaundice may benefit from palliative treatment only. The objective of palliation is to relieve jaundice-related symptoms, prevent cholangitis, prolong survival, and improve quality of life. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting is a well-established procedure used in patients with malignant obstruction of intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts. Twelve patients (9 women, 3 men; mean age, 68 years; range, 44–88 years) with inoperable malignant biliary obstruction were selected for percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting with metallic stents in the period from January to December 2007. Technical and clinical success rate in this patient series was 83% and 80%, respectively. Minor and major complications occurred in 17% and 8% of cases, respectively, which is in the range reported by the others. This is our first experience of percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine and, to our knowledge, the first reported patient series in Lithuania. These first results encourage expanding effective palliation by the employment of the percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting in patients with nonresectable malignant biliary obstruction or in case of a recurrent disease after curative surgery. The cost effectiveness of percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting against percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage has yet to be evaluated in a prospective manner. However, immediate clinical benefits and positive short-term outcomes are unequivocal.
Keywords: malignant biliary obstruction; percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting malignant biliary obstruction; percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting

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Dambrauskas, Ž.; Paškauskas, S.; Lizdenis, P.; Uktveris, R.; Pranculis, A.; Kaupas, R.S.; Barauskas, G.; Pundzius, J. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting: The first experience and results of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. Medicina 2008, 44, 969. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina44120121

AMA Style

Dambrauskas Ž, Paškauskas S, Lizdenis P, Uktveris R, Pranculis A, Kaupas RS, Barauskas G, Pundzius J. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting: The first experience and results of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. Medicina. 2008; 44(12):969. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina44120121

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Dambrauskas, Žilvinas, Saulius Paškauskas, Paulius Lizdenis, Rimantas Uktveris, Andrius Pranculis, Rytis Stasys Kaupas, Giedrius Barauskas, and Juozas Pundzius. 2008. "Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting: The first experience and results of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine" Medicina 44, no. 12: 969. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina44120121

APA Style

Dambrauskas, Ž., Paškauskas, S., Lizdenis, P., Uktveris, R., Pranculis, A., Kaupas, R. S., Barauskas, G., & Pundzius, J. (2008). Percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting: The first experience and results of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. Medicina, 44(12), 969. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina44120121

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