Standard surgical techniques offer a good chance of cure forthe majority of patients affected by extrahepatic benign biliarystricture. Nevertheless, operative repair has a long-termrecurrence rate of stricture in 10% to 30% of patients. Advancesin endoscopic procedures have provided alternative options ofrelieving biliary obstructions, but prolonged length of treatmentand rehospitalization have to be considered if endoscopy isperformed. Malignant stenoses are an important factor determining cholangitis, jaundice and pain and it's each systemic consequences. The endoscopic approach intends to create a deviation of bile juice to duodenum by means of metal or plastic stents aiming a safe palliation. The purpose of this review is to show to the readerseffectiveness of endoscopic treatments of benign and malignat stenosis of the bile duct and pancreatic.
Bile duct; Extrahepatic biliary tracts; Stents
