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. 2019 Mar-Apr;8(2):131-132.
doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_26_18.

Intrahepatic bile duct stone removal using peroral transluminal cholangioscopy (with videos)

Takeshi Ogura  1 , Atsushi Okuda  1 , Kazuhide Higuchi  1
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Intrahepatic bile duct stone removal using peroral transluminal cholangioscopy (with videos)

Takeshi Ogura et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2019 Mar-Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cholangiography shows the intrahepatic bile duct stones (arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Covered metal stent is deployed from intrahepatic bile duct stones to the stomach
Figure 3
Figure 3
Electrohydraulic lithotripsy under cholangioscopic guidance through EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy route
Figure 4
Figure 4
Endoscopic view of stone removal
Figure 5
Figure 5
Stones are cleared using a basket catheter through EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy route
Figure 6
Figure 6
Plastic stent is placed to maintain the fistula
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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