In Reply: Endoscopic neo-anastomosis by Rendez-vous technique for the treatment of complete occlusion of bilienteric anastomosis and distal bile ducts (case series)

Dear Professor Neu,

Thank you for your letter regarding our article with reference to your own publication. We agree with you that the technique described in our case series [1] is quite similar as characterized in your article from 2017 [2], where you summed up 4 cases that occured between 2013 and 2015 and where you used this technique to create a neoanastomosis in 2 patients similar to our series of 4 cases.

Publication History

Article published online:
09 March 2022

• References

• 1 Steinbrück I, Otto H, Ullrich S. et al. Endoscopic neo-anastomosis by Rendez-vous technique for the treatment of complete occlusion of bilienteric anastomosis and distal bile ducts (case series). Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 2021; 11: 1197-1204
• 2 Neu B, Nennstiel S, von Delius M. et al. Endoscopic rendez-vous reconstruction of complete biliary obstruction. Digestive and Liver Disease 2017; 49: 769-772
• 3 Steinbrueck I, Ruether C, Ullrich S. et al. Endoscopic Neoanastomosis – a Treatment Option for Complete Occlusion of Biliodigestive Anastomoses and Distal Bile Ducts. Endoscopy 2012; 44 (Suppl. 01) A124
• 4 Steinbrück I, Ulrich S, Rüther C. et al. Endoskopische Neoanastomose und Rekanalisierung okkludierter Gallenwege im Rendez-vous-Verfahren. Z Gastroenterologie 2013; 51: K450
• 5 Habibollahi P, Benjamin JL, Bai HX. et al. Percutaneous Fluoroscopic-Guided Creation of Neoanastomosis for the Treatment of Biliary Occlusions. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2020; 43: 1671-1678 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-020- 02544-z.