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From: Percutaneous stent placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: side-by-side versus stent-in-stent technique

Fig. 2

An 83-year-old woman had obstructive jaundice caused by gallbladder cancer. a A Bismuth type IIIa hilar stricture is demonstrated on cholangiography. b After the deployment of an 8 mm*6 cm stent from the left side, a 0.035-in. guidewire and a Headhunter catheter from the right side were inserted through the mesh of the stent to the duodenum. c Another 8 mm*6 cm stent was implanted from the right side with the stent-in-stent approach, and repeat cholangiography showed good patency of the two stents

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