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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Feldman, Mark, et al. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, 2002.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Gastroenterological Association....
7910 Woodmont Ave., 7th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654–2055.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1520 Kensington Rd., Suite 202, Oak Brook, IL 60523. (630) 573–0600.
Society of Interventional Radiology. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22030. (800) 488–7284.
OTHER
Pande, Hemant, Parviz Nikoomanesh, and Lawrence Cheskin. "Bile Duct Strictures."eMedicine. June 3, 2002 [cited May 1, 2003].
Yakshe, Paul. "Biliary Disease."eMedicine. March 29, 2002 [cited April 7, 2003].
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Biliary stenting is used to treat obstructions that occur in the bile ducts. Bile is a substance that helps to digest fats and is produced by the liver, secreted through the bile ducts, and stored in the gallbladder. It is released into the small intestine after a fat-containing meal has been eaten. The release of bile is controlled by a muscle called the sphincter of Oddi found at the junction of the bile ducts and the small intestine.
A biliary stent is a plastic or metal tube that is inserted into a bile duct to relieve narrowing of the duct (also called bile duct stricture).
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