Efficacy of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Distal Biliary Obstruction Caused by Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Primary Metal Stent vs. Metal Stent following Plastic Stent

Efficacy of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Distal Biliary Obstruction Caused by Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Primary Metal Stent vs. Metal Stent following Plastic Stent

Fully covered self-expandable metallic stents (FCSEMSs) are inserted in patients with unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) to resolve malignant distal bile duct obstructions. Some patients receive FCSEMSs during primary endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and other...

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Main Authors: Chi-Huan Wu, Sheng-Fu Wang, Mu-Hsien Lee, Yung-Kuan Tsou, Cheng-Hui Lin, Li-Ling Chang, Kai-Feng Sung, Nai-Jen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
fully covered self-expandable metal stent
recurrent biliary obstruction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3001

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