The efficacy and safety of a duckbill‐type anti‐reflux metal stent as the initial metal stent for distal malignant biliary obstruction in unresectable pancreatic cancer

The efficacy and safety of a duckbill‐type anti‐reflux metal stent as the initial metal stent for distal malignant biliary obstruction in unresectable pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background The usefulness of duckbill‐type anti‐reflux metal stent (DMS) in self‐expandable metal stent‐naïve pancreatic cancer (PC) patients has not been well‐studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DMS in such patients. Methods We analyzed consecutive patients wit...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Takeda, Takashi Sasaki, Yuto Yamada, Takeshi Okamoto, Takafumi Mie, Takaaki Furukawa, Akiyoshi Kasuga, Masato Matsuyama, Masato Ozaka, Naoki Sasahira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:DEN Open
Subjects:
anti‐reflux metal stent
covered metal stent
distal malignant biliary obstruction
pancreatic cancer
recurrent biliary obstruction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.205

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https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.205

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