KAFFES™ Biliary Stent
| Category: Biliary Stents |
To treat anastomic strictures after liver transplantation
Indication
Anastomic strictures after liver transplantation
Details / Features
- Characteristic waist at mid-portion of the stent: Waist shape of the stent allows strong radial force and preventing migration
- Short length of stent: Using a short stent across the stricture prevents to impart pressure over a large area of normal duct by reducing the potential risk of necrosis and fibrosis
- Long platinum radio-paqued retrieval string: The long platinum string helps easy removal from the high up location of CBD
- Radiopaque Marker: Three (3) at both ends and two (2) in the middle
Key Resources
Clinical Reference
- A randomized trial of a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent versus plastic stents in anastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology 2014, Vol.7(2)64-71 Arthur J. Kaffes.
- Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for treatment of benign biliary strictures. Gastrointestianl Endoscopy 2013 Arthur J. Kaffes
- Placement of removable metal biliary stent in post-orthotopic liver transplantation anastomic stricture. World J Gastroenterol 2010 July 28;16(28):3597-3600 Hoi-Poh Tee, Martin W James, Arthur J. Kaffes