Fractured guidewire fragment on the peripheral side of a malignant biliary obstruction: successful removal using a biliary balloon dilation catheter

Endoscopy 2021; 53(05): E183-E184
DOI: 10.1055/a-1230-3170

E-Videos

Authors

Yuki Tanisaka

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Shomei Ryozawa

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Masafumi Mizuide

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Akashi Fujita

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Tomoya Ogawa

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Tatsuya Noguch

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Tomoaki Tashima

Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

References
1 Heinerman M, Mann R, Boeckl O. An unusual complication in attempted non-surgical treatment of pancreatic bile duct stones. Endoscopy 1993; 25: 248-250
2 Ortega Deballon P, Fernández Lobato R, García Septiem J. et al. Liver hematoma following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Surg Endosc 2000; 14: 767
3 Fry LC, Linder JD, Monkemuller KE. Cholangitis as a result of hydrophilic guidewire fracture. Gastrointest Endosc 2002; 56: 943-944
4 Nishikawa Y, Uza N, Yamauchi Y. et al. Successful endoscopic removal of fractured guidewire fragments from a peripheral bile duct using a biliary stent delivery system and biopsy forceps. Endoscopy 2018; 50: E279-E280
5 Burdick JS, Schmalz MJ, Geenen JE. Guidewire fracture during endoscopic sphincterotomy. Endoscopy 1993; 25: 251-252