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My brother have cbd stones in gallbladder already stent is placed in abdomen. Please suggest me is why stent placed and how many days he will carry and also suggest what is the treatment for that.
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Endoscopic biliary stenting is procedure to open a blocked bile duct. A stent is a small cylinder-shaped tube that widens your bile duct and keeps it open. A stent should keep bile duct open and stop bile building up and causing jaundice. You should be able to see the jaundice reducing within a day or two of having your stent put in. Unfortunately, stents can become blocked after a few months. If this happens it is often possible to unblock or replace the stent.
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