Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) represent the latest advancement of
metal biliary stents used to endoscopically treat a variety of obstructive biliary pathology. A …

Orthotopic liver transplantation is becoming an increasingly routine procedure for a variety of
benign and malignant diseases of the liver and biliary system. Continued improvements in …

Endoscopic stenting has become a widely method for the management of various malignant
and benign pancreatico-biliary disorders. Biliary and pancreatic stents are devices made of …

Methods Two independent reviewers performed systematic literature search in PubMed, ISI
Web of Science, grey literature and relevant references in May 2017. Human studies in …

Biliary complications are common after living donor liver transplant (LDLT) although with
advancements in surgical understanding and techniques, the incidence is decreasing …

There is growing interest in using covered self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of
benign biliary conditions, and the presence of anastomotic biliary strictures and leaks after …

Background and Aims Anastomotic bile leaks are common after orthotopic liver transplant
(OLT), and standard treatment consists of placement of a biliary endoprosthesis. The …

Liver transplant has evolved as the treatment of choice for selected patients with end-stage
liver disease, fulminant hepatic failure, and early stage hepatoma. As the number of liver …

Technological advances have led to continued expansion in the scope of biliary intervention
in both benign and malignant disease. The increased use of endoscopic biliary evaluation …

Bile duct leaks (BDL) are characterized by a mural defect in the intrahepatic and or
extrahepatic biliary tree leading to leakage of bilious fluid into the abdominal cavity. 1 Post …