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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2017; 23(1): 178-184
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.178
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.178
Cutting balloon treatment of anastomotic biliary stenosis after liver transplantation: Report of two cases
Fan Ding, Hui Tang, Chi Xu, Shu-Hong Yi, Hua Li, Nan Jiang, Qing Yang, Yang Yang, Gui-Hua Chen, Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center of The Third Affiliated Hospital, Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Fan Ding, Hui Tang, Chi Xu, Shu-Hong Yi, Hua Li, Nan Jiang, Qing Yang, Yang Yang, Gui-Hua Chen, Organ Transplantation Research Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Zai-Bo Jiang, Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Wen-Jie Chen, Yang Yang, Gui-Hua Chen, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Ding F, Xu C, Yang Y and Chen GH designed the report; Jiang ZB performed the cutting balloon treatment; Jiang N, Yang Q, Yang Y and Chen GH performed the orthotopic liver transplantation; Ding F, Tang H and Chen WJ collected the patients’ clinical data; Ding F, Tang H, Xu C, Yi SH and Li H analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Key Scientific and Technological Projects of Guangdong Province , No. 2014B020228003, No. 2014B030301041 and No. 2015B020226004 ; the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province , No. 2015A030312013 ; and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou , No. 201400000001-3 and No. 158100076 .
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from Institutional Review Board review [(2016)2-114] at The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China.
Informed consent statement: The patients involved in this report gave their written informed consent for the use and disclosure of their health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest related to this report.
Correspondence to: Chi Xu, MD, Deputy Director, Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center of The Third Affiliated Hospital, Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. chixuzoe@163.com
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Received: August 8, 2016
Peer-review started: August 9, 2016
First decision: September 6, 2016
Revised: September 21, 2016
Accepted: October 19, 2016
Article in press: October 19, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
Processing time: 149 Days and 11.4 Hours
Peer-review started: August 9, 2016
First decision: September 6, 2016
Revised: September 21, 2016
Accepted: October 19, 2016
Article in press: October 19, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
Processing time: 149 Days and 11.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Biliary stenosis is the relatively common complication after liver transplantation. Our case report represents one of few documenting evidence of the cutting balloon treatment as a safe and effective procedure in refractory anastomotic stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation. The cutting balloon treatment could be an alternative therapy to the endoscopic application or the surgical application.