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Mechanisms of Biliary Plastic Stent Occlusion and Efforts at Prevention

Biliary stenting via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has greatly improved the quality of patient care over the last 30 years. Plastic stent occlusion limits the life span of such stents. Attempts to improve plastic stent patency duration have mostly failed. Metal stents (self-expandab...

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Autores principales: Kwon, Chang-Il, Lehman, Glen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27000422
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2016.024