Novel risk factors for recurrent biliary obstruction and pancreatitis after metallic stent placement in pancreatic cancer

Background and study aims Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) are now widely used even for patients with borderline resectable (BR) pancreatic cancer (PC), as neoadjuvant therapy has become common. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate safety of SEMS placement in the population including...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Takeda, Takashi Sasaki, Takafumi Mie, Takaaki Furukawa, Ryo Kanata, Akiyoshi Kasuga, Masato Matsuyama, Masato Ozaka, Naoki Sasahira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1244-1989