Seventy patients with benign biliary strictures were treated by means of percutaneous
balloon dilation and stenting. Patients with stenoses relapsing during catheter stenting …

Benign biliary strictures (BBS) represent a chal-lenging therapeutic issue due to the high
rate of recurrence after treatment. Surgical repair of these strictures has a success rate of …

Eighteen patients with recurrent benign biliary strictures (BBS) were selected for metallic
stents placement because they failed to respond to percutaneous balloon dilatation. None …

Interventional radiologists are often consulted to help identify and treat biliary strictures that
can result from a variety of benign etiologies. Mainstays of noninvasive imaging for benign …

Benign biliary strictures (BBS) are difficult to treat. The majority of them are treated either
endoscopically or using percutaneous techniques either with stents or conventional …

Self-expanding metallic stents of a modified Gianturco design were used to treat benign
strictures of the biliary tree in 17 patients. Thirteen patients had undergone several …

Purpose To compare retrospectively percutaneous transhepatic primary placement of a
retrievable self-expanding metallic stent with percutaneous balloon dilation for the treatment …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the self-expanding Wallstent in the treatment of
benign biliary strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty patients with benign biliary …

Eighty-nine biliary strictures in 73 patients who had undergone percutaneous balloon
dilatation were reviewed to determine long-term patency rates and clinical management …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of
metallic stent placement in the treatment of benign biliary strictures and to report our …