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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2019; 11(3): 256-261
Published online Mar 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i3.256
Published online Mar 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i3.256
Choledochoscope with stent placement for treatment of benign duodenal strictures: A case report
Ryan Sung-Eun Cho, John Magulick, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX 78253, United States
Shelby Madden, Department of Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Dallas, TX 78253, United States
James Steven Burdick, Depart of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor University Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78253, United States
Author contributions: Cho RS, Magulick JM, Madden S and Burdick JS contributed equally to this work. Cho RS wrote the paper.
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Corresponding author: Ryan Sung-Eun Cho, BSc, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX 78253, United States. ryan.s.cho.mil@mail.mil
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Received: February 9, 2019
Peer-review started: February 10, 2019
First decision: February19, 2019
Revised: March 7, 2019
Accepted: March 11, 2019
Article in press: March 11, 2019
Published online: March 16, 2019
Processing time: 35 Days and 18.4 Hours
Peer-review started: February 10, 2019
First decision: February19, 2019
Revised: March 7, 2019
Accepted: March 11, 2019
Article in press: March 11, 2019
Published online: March 16, 2019
Processing time: 35 Days and 18.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The choledochoscope has the advantages of a smaller form factor, leading to easier passage of the scope through luminal narrowing or stricture with added benefits of direct visualization. Additional benefits include avoiding looping in the stomach with the passage of the choledochoscope through the therapeutic gastroscope. This study is the first to report this unique technique, with other potential applications in both benign and malignant strictures in the upper gastrointestinal tract if the conventional combined fluoroscopic and endoscopic methods fail.