Development of gastroduodenal self-expandable metallic stents: 30 years of trial and error

In 1991, the author (H.Y.S.) reported the first case of self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement in a patient with recurrent cancer after gastrojejunostomy. Since then SEMS placement has developed into a well-established method for the palliative treatment of malignant gastroduodenal obstruct...

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Main Authors: Jiaywei Tsauo, Jung-Hoon Park, Ho-Young Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2016-07-01
Series:Gastrointestinal Intervention
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18528/gii150032