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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2013; 5(8): 412-416
Published online Aug 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i8.412
Dilation of a severe bilioenteric or pancreatoenteric anastomotic stricture using a Soehendra Stent Retriever
Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hironari Kato, Ichiro Sakakihara, Naoki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Noma, Shigeru Horiguchi, Ryo Harada, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhide Yamamoto
Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hironari Kato, Ichiro Sakakihara, Naoki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Noma, Shigeru Horiguchi, Ryo Harada, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Hiroyuki Okada, Department of Endoscopy, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Author contributions: Tsutsumi K, Kato H, Sakakihara I, Yamamoto N, Noma Y, Horiguchi S and Harada R designed the research; Okada H and Yamamoto K finally approved the paper; Tsutsumi K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Koichiro Tsutsumi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-city, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. tsutsumi@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
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Received: June 4, 2013
Revised: July 7, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: August 16, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: The Soehendra Stent Retriever can be useful for the dilation of severe, tight bilioenteric or pancreatoenteric anastomotic strictures over a guidewire, and it is available for endoscopic dilation even under short double-balloon enteroscopy for patients with surgically altered anatomies.