Placement of removable metal biliary stent in post-orthotopic liver transplantation anastomotic stricture

Figure 1 Stricture at mid-common bile duct. A: Case 1; B: Case 2.

Figure 2 Removable covered self-expandable metal stent with characteristic waist at mid-portion and a radio-opaque string attached to its distal end.

Figure 3 Deployed removable covered self-expandable metal stent with radio-opaque string extending into the duodenum (Case 1).

Figure 4 Common bile ducts of cases 1 (A) and 2 (B) after removal of the stent.