Prophylactic endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting to prevent acute cholecystitis induced after metallic stent placement for malignant biliary strictures: a retrospective study in Japan

• Main Authors: Fumisato Kozakai (Author), Yoshihide Kanno (Author), Shinsuke Koshita (Author), Takahisa Ogawa (Author), Hiroaki Kusunose (Author), Toshitaka Sakai (Author), Keisuke Yonamine (Author), Kazuaki Miyamoto (Author), Haruka Okano (Author), Yuto Matsuoka (Author), Kento Hosokawa (Author), Hidehito Sumiya (Author), Kei Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims Endoscopic biliary drainage using self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) for malignant biliary strictures occasionally induces acute cholecystitis (AC). This study evaluated the efficacy of prophylactic gallbladder stents (GBS) during SEMS placement. Methods Among 158 patients who u...