Covered Metal Stenting for Malignant Lower Biliary Stricture with Pancreatic Duct Obstruction: Is Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Needed?

Aims. To evaluate the need for endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) before covered self-expandable metal stent (CSEMS) deployment for malignant lower biliary stricture with pancreatic duct obstruction. Methods. This study included 79 patients who underwent CSEMS deployment for unresectable malignant lowe...

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Autores principales: Nakahara, Kazunari, Okuse, Chiaki, Suetani, Keigo, Michikawa, Yosuke, Kobayashi, Shinjiro, Otsubo, Takehito, Itoh, Fumio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/375613

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