Research Article

Long-Term Management of Recurrent Cholecystitis after Initial Conservative Treatment: Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting

Figure 1

Depiction of the procedure for endoscopic stenting of the common bile duct and gallbladder. A catheter is inserted deep into the bile duct and a guidewire advanced into the cystic duct and gallbladder. The catheter is inserted over the guidewire up to the fundus of the gallbladder. A double-pigtail polyethylene stent is then inserted.