Pancreatic Bile Duct Stent

Pancreatic cancer can grow and block your bile duct.

Pancreatic bile duct stent.

Two little tubes have kept things flowing in the right direction. Having a stent put in with an ercp. They aim to relieve symptoms that a blockage causes. A stent can help treat a narrow blocked or leaking duct or drain extra fluid.

This is called a biliary stent. Bile fluid from your liver helps you digest fat and other foods that you eat. Or you might have a stent put into the duodenum the first part of the small intestine to treat sickness. Stents may also be used to treat biliary pancreatic leaks or to prevent post ercp pancreatitis.

An ercp uses a tube with a camera on the end which is passed down your throat. Stents are small metal or plastic tubes. A stent is a small tube that your doctor might put into clear a blockage in your body. They are made of flexible plastic or metal.

Pancreatic stent placement may be done during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ercp. Endoscopic biliary stenting is a procedure done to open your blocked bile duct tube. A stent for a blocked bile duct is usually put in using a procedure called an endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography ercp. During the procedure a stent is placed into your blocked bile duct.

If you have pancreatic cancer you might have a stent put into your bile duct if you have jaundice. Endoscopic stenting is the most common palliative treatment for biliary obstruction in people with unresectable pancreatic cancer. An ercp may be sufficient to remove small stones from the common bile duct or to place a stent inside the duct to restore bile flow. A stent is a small plastic or metal tube that is used to keep your bile duct open.

This is called a duodenal stent. Stents should be replaced every four to six months to avoid inflammation. This report is an update of the technical con siderations of available stents including. One or more stents may be placed before certain procedures to prevent pancreatitis inflammation of the pancreas.

Biliary and pancreatic stents are tubular devices made of plastic or metal used primarily to establish patency of an obstructed bile or pancreatic duct. This is often used in cases where obstruction is caused by a tumor. A biliary stent is a plastic or metal tube inserted into a bile duct. Obstructed bile duct leads to the accumulation of bile in the liver resulting in yellowing of the skin jaundice dark urine light stools itching nausea and poor appetite.

Smaller ducts empty fluid into the main duct. Biliary stenting is a procedure that opens the obstructed bile duct. If the pancreatic cancer is blocking your bile duct and causing jaundice you may have a stent put into the bile duct. The symptoms depend on where the blockage is in your body.

For decades fixed diameter plastic stents have been successfully used to relieve jaundice and improve overall quality of life in these patients.