Covered self-expandable metal stents with an anti-migration system improve patency duration without increased complications compared with uncovered stents for distal biliary obstruction caused by pancreatic carcinoma: a randomized multicenter trial.

M, Kitano; Y, Yamashita; K, Tanaka; H, Konishi; S, Yazumi; Y, Nakai; O, Nishiyama; H, Uehara; A, Mitoro; T, Sanuki; M, Takaoka; T, Koshitani; Y, Arisaka; M, Shiba; N, Hoki; H, Sato; Y, Sasaki; M, Sato; K, Hasegawa; H, Kawabata; Y, Okabe; H, Mukai

doi:10.1038/ajg.2013.305

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Covered self-expandable metal stents with an anti-migration system improve patency duration without increased complications compared with uncovered stents for distal biliary obstruction caused by pancreatic carcinoma: a randomized multicenter trial.

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Kitano M

Yamashita Y

Tanaka K

Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>The requirements of biliary stents used in the palliation of malignant biliary obstruction are a long duration of patency and minimal adverse effects. Covered self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) have been shown to prevent tumor ingrowth, which is the most frequent complication of...

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