Pilot study on cultural and metagenomic analysis of bile and biliary stentslead to unveiling the key players in stent occlusion

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 3344 - 12
• Main Authors: Cacaci, Margherita, De Maio, Flavio, Matteo, Maria Valeria, Posteraro, Brunella, Di Vito, Maura, Menchinelli, Giulia, Tringali, Andrea, Monzo, Francesca Romana, Torelli, Riccardo, Costamagna, Guido, Spada, Cristiano, Bugli, Francesca, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Boskoski, Ivo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.02.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326; 692/4020; Bile; Biliary tract; Biofilms; Cholecystectomy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Implants; Inflammation; Liver transplantation; Metagenomics; multidisciplinary; Occlusion; Pancreatography; Pilot projects; Plastics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Stents

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) with biliary stenting is a minimally invasive medical procedure employed to address both malignant and benign obstructions within the biliary tract. Benign biliary strictures (BBSs), typically arising from surgical interventions such as liver tr...