Value of temporary stents for the management of perivaterian perforation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Figure 1 Insertion of fully covered self-expandable metallic stent for the management of periampullary perforation immediately after endoscopic sphincterotomy. A: A peri-ampullary perforation was seen after endoscopic sphincterotomy; B: A fully covered self-expandable metallic stent (5-cm-long, 10 mm in diameter) inserted into the common bile duct to prevent bile entering the perforation site can be seen at the ampulla of vater.