A Successful Case of Cholangioscope‐assisted Extraction of a radiolucent intrahepatic bile duct stent

Abstract

We report a case of a 63‐year‐old man with a history of pancreatic cancer who underwent pylorus‐pancreaticoduodenectomy and Child's reconstruction in eight years before, and a radiolucent stent (Atom Medical, Tokyo, Japan) was placed in the choledochojejunostomy then. Following surgery, the patient presented with recurrent cholangitis. Though the mild dilation of bile duct of the anterior lobe, the cause of cholangitis remained unelucidated. Eight years after surgery, several liver abscesses (S8) were diagnosed (Figure 1a). Ultrasound revealed a linear object in the bile duct of the anterior lobe, which was thought to be the radiolucent stent.

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