Balloon sphincteroplasty is a well-known procedure for the treatment of biliary stones. Scoring balloons are characterized by rigid tangential elements that provide focal force, achieving a greater pressure than normal balloons. We report the first (to our knowledge) use of a scoring balloon to perform sphincteroplasty in 4 cases of elderly people presenting with symptomatic choledocholithiasis. In all cases we achieved complete common bile duct clearing with good symptom relief. No procedural complications were observed.

First use of a scoring balloon to perform Oddi sphincteroplasty for biliary stones / A. Coppola, F. Piacentino, E. Macchi, G.D. Marchi, A.M. Ierardi, G. Carrafiello, F. Fontana. - In: ANNALS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 1108-7471. - 32:4(2019), pp. 416-418. [10.20524/aog.2019.0380]

First use of a scoring balloon to perform Oddi sphincteroplasty for biliary stones

G. Carrafiello
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2019

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Balloon sphincteroplasty is a well-known procedure for the treatment of biliary stones. Scoring balloons are characterized by rigid tangential elements that provide focal force, achieving a greater pressure than normal balloons. We report the first (to our knowledge) use of a scoring balloon to perform sphincteroplasty in 4 cases of elderly people presenting with symptomatic choledocholithiasis. In all cases we achieved complete common bile duct clearing with good symptom relief. No procedural complications were observed.
Gallstones; calculi; cholangiography; interventional radiology; sphincter of Oddi; transhepatic sphincteroplasty
Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia
2019
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