Table 2.
Materials used for hepaticoduodenostomy
| NK | Cannula | Needle | Wire | Dilation | Stent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park et al., 2013[10] | Triple lumen NK with a 7-Fr shaft diameter (Microtome; Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) | 4-Fr cannula, Glo-tip (Cook Medical, Winston Salem, NC) | Hurricane balloon dilator (Boston Scientific) | Fully covered stent, 8-mm diameter, 6-cm long with anchoring flaps (nitinol stent MI-Tech, Seoul, South Korea) | ||
| Ogura et al., 2015[15] | Medi-Globe GmbH (Roseinheim, Germany) | MTW (Endoscopy, Dusseldorf, Germany) | Balloon dilation, ExPander Biliary (Medi-Globe GmbH or Medico’s Hirata, Inc., Osaka, Japan) | Bile Rush (Piolax Medical Device, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan) | ||
| Ogura et al., 2017[17] | 19G Sono Tip Pro Control (Medi-Globe GmbH or Medico’s Hirata Inc.) | VisiGlide (Olympus Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan) | Hurricane balloon dilator (Boston Scientific) or REN biliary dilation catheter (Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, Japan) | Unknown | ||
| Minaga et al., 2017[14] | 19G Sono Tip ProControl (Medi-Globe GmbH) | VisiGlide 2 (Olympus Medical System) | Bougie dilator, Sohendra Biliary dilation catheter (Cook Medical) | Niti-S biliary covered stent (Taewong Medical, Seoul, South Korea) |
Fr: French, G: Gauge, NK: Needle knife