Re: When should a stent be inserted

[Guest guest]

I asked this question of my hep - he stated that prophylactic stenting

(stent before you have problems) is not a common practice due to the

possible side effects. Once you are having significant problems (jaundice,

recurrent cholangitis, intractable pain, etc.) the benefits outweigh the

risk. They tried to stent me at a local hospital when I was first diagnosed

(cholangitis, jaundice, pain). They were unsuccessful; I did develop

pancreatitis. The second time, a year later, I was sent to Mayo. They had

no problems whatsoever dilating and stenting my CBD. I think the difference

is that that's all the specialist at Mayo does, and they are very good at

it. He had 8 scheduled for the day I went in.

According to http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/archive/3033.html, the

incidence of pancreatitis in ERCPs is around 8%

Arne

53 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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From: heliosman2000

Should a stent be put in a very blocked area for precautionary reasons??

[Guest guest]

> I asked this question of my hep - he stated that prophylactic stenting

> (stent before you have problems) is not a common practice due to the

> possible side effects. Once you are having significant problems

(jaundice,

> recurrent cholangitis, intractable pain, etc.) the benefits outweigh the

> risk. They tried to stent me at a local hospital when I was first

diagnosed

> (cholangitis, jaundice, pain). They were unsuccessful; I did develop

> pancreatitis. The second time, a year later, I was sent to Mayo.

They had

> no problems whatsoever dilating and stenting my CBD. I think the

difference

> is that that's all the specialist at Mayo does, and they are very

good at

> it. He had 8 scheduled for the day I went in.

>

> According to http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/archive/3033.html, the

> incidence of pancreatitis in ERCPs is around 8%

>

>

> Arne

> 53 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00

> Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

>

> Thanks Arne. I am glad your stent was successful. Now why would a

specialist from Stanford want to stent me if I had no symptoms and

also, she never told me any of the other risks except that of

pancreatitis. My faith in drs dwindles every time I have an issue.

My son just read on the internet that Milk Thistle is used in Europe.

What are your thoughts on this??

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: heliosman2000 [mailto:rdcappel@c...]

>

>

> Should a stent be put in a very blocked area for precautionary reasons??