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Case Reports
. 2024 Dec;56(S 01):E776-E777.
doi: 10.1055/a-2387-3765. Epub 2024 Sep 10.

Successful removal of a stuck plastic stent in an echoendoscope by additional insertion of a transnasal endoscope

Daisuke Namima  1 , Toshio Fujisawa  1 , Sho Takahashi  1 , Yusuke Takasaki  1 , Ko Tomishima  1 , Shigeto Ishii  1 , Hiroyuki Isayama  1
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Case Reports

Successful removal of a stuck plastic stent in an echoendoscope by additional insertion of a transnasal endoscope

Daisuke Namima et al. Endoscopy. 2024 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

H. Isayama was supported by research grants from Boston Scientific Japan and FujiFilm Corporation. The funding source has no role in the design, practice, or analysis of this study. D. Namima, T. Fujisawa, S. Takahashi, Y. Takasaki, K. Tomishima, and S. Ishii declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Initial endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary duct drainage in a 68-year-old man. a Contrast injection revealed intrahepatic bile duct stones (arrowheads) secondary to hepaticojejunostomy stenosis. b A 7-Fr plastic stent was placed to connect the jejunum, bile duct, and stomach.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
During stent exchange and additional stent insertion 1 month later, to dilate the EUS-HGS tract and HJSS, the previously placed plastic stent became stuck in two folds in the working channel outlet of the echoendoscope (arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
The portion of the plastic stent protruding outside the echoendoscope was grasped with a small-caliber snare.
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