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Fully covered self-expanding metal stents placed temporarily in the bile duct: safety profile and histologic classification in a porcine model

BACKGROUND: Fully covered Self-Expanding metal stents (FCSEMS) have been shown efficacious in palliating malignant biliary obstructions. There is little data analyzing mucosal response to their temporary placement in the bile duct. METHODS: Ten mini pigs underwent endoscopic placement of a FCSEMS (W...

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Autores principales: Bakhru, Mihir R, Foley, Patricia L, Gatesman, Jeremy, Schmitt, Timothy, Moskaluk, Christopher A, Kahaleh, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21689439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-11-76