Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting is sometimes inhibited by a cystic duct loop, necessitating cystic duct straightening. Mandai and colleagues report a novel technique for straightening the looped cystic duct using a fine-gauge balloon dilator, which is useful during endoscopic gallbladder stenting when the double-guidewire technique fails.
Keywords: acute cholecystitis; drainage; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; gallbladder; stent.
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