Fig. 1. (A) Macro-observation findings from a short axis section of the extrahepatic bile duct (Case 3). Parallel stents (arrowheads) expanded the extrahepatic bile duct to 15.0 mm. (B) Macro-observation findings from a long axis section of the extrahepatic bile duct (Case 5). Parallel stents (arrowheads) were placed in the extrahepatic bile duct. Macro-observation findings indicated that there was no compression of the surrounding organs. Thrombus in the portal vein, which runs parallel, was observed (arrow).
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