What to do if the bile duct stent still hurts three months

Bile duct stent three months and still hurts may be caused by tumor invasion, cholangitis and other factors, which need to be given different treatments according to different causes, and can be treated by medication, surgery and so on.
1. Tumor invasion: if the bile duct stent still hurts after three months, tumor invasion, such as cholangiocarcinoma and so on, may be considered, which leads to bile duct lumen being blocked again, resulting in bile duct dilatation, infection and so on.
At this time, if patients can undergo surgery, they should undergo radical resection of cholangiocarcinoma as early as possible; if they cannot undergo resection, they should undergo biliary stent implantation or biliary puncture and drainage, etc., and neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be implemented, such as capecitabine, oxaliplatin and other medications, which can also be combined with targeted therapy and radiotherapy.
Peculiar cholangitis: bile duct stent three months still hurts may be caused by cholangitis, this situation can use such as cefotiam, moxifloxacin, cefoperazone and other antibacterial drugs to alleviate the symptoms, if the biliary drainage is not smooth should also be carried out biliary drainage, such as percutaneous hepatic biliary tract puncture and drainage surgery.
Three months after placing the bile duct stent is still painful, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to deal with, do not arbitrarily use their own medication, in order to avoid the adverse effects.