Olympus received the following literature article: biliary stent placement without endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with common bile duct stones by a.Kwaw, t.Aye, k.Aye, and t.Win.The aim of study was to assess the effect of biliary stent placement without endoscopic sphincterotomy (est) in patients with (common bile duct stone) cbds.Patient had multiple procedures over the months.Forty-nine patients with cbds underwent biliary stent placement without est and complications were evaluated.Cbds(s) disappeared in 11 (22.45%) of 49 patients.Almost all of the stones which disappeared after stenting without est were 14 mm and cbd diameter 18 mm.The size of the largest stone, stone indices and diameter of cbd in the stone disappearance cases were significantly smaller than those of the stone persistence cases (p=0.003, p=0.006, p=0.004 respectively).The second time ercp aimed for complete stone clearance in the cases of stone persistence (n = 38).Among them, 21 patients (55.26%) achieved bile duct clearance; 3 patients by retrieval balloon catheter alone without est and 18 patients with est.All in all, total clearance of cbd was achieved in 14 of 49 patients (28.6%) without disruption of duodenal papilla function.Though 18 patients required est, stones were discharged easily by balloon extraction alone on 2nd ercp.Complications such as mild post-ercp pancreatitis (6.12%), stent migration (10.2%) and cholangitis (4.08%) were observed.The study concluded that temporary stent placement without est is effective for clearance of cbds while preserving the duodenal papilla function, especially in small cbds and less dilated cbd to avoid est related complications.The authors did not specify the manufacturer of the stent or extraction balloon.All procedures were performed using the olympus (b)(4).The adverse events reported in the study: 1st ercp (without est): mild post-ercp pancreatitis (3), cholangitis (2).2nd ercp (with est): mild post-ercp pancreatitis (7), cholangitis (3).3rd ercp: mild post-ercp pancreatitis (1).The author reported the patients with mild pep were treated with adequate hydration and analgesics.For the patients with recurrent cholangitis due to stent occlusion just before the time of scheduled ercp, antibiotics treatment was given and ercp procedures were repeated.The author provided two different serial numbers for the olympus devices used in the study.(b)(6): serial (b)(4 and (b)(6): serial (b)(4).This is report 1 of 2 for (b)(6): serial (b)(4.
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.The device history record was unable to be reviewed for this device since the serial number was not provided.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.Based on the results of the investigation, the relationship between the device and the adverse event cannot be confirmed.There was no complaint reported on the subject device.There is no evidence of an olympus device malfunction.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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