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Should a fully covered self-expandable biliary metal stent be anchored with a double-pigtail plastic stent? A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: The migration rate of fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs) has been reported to be between 14% to 37%. Anchoring of FCSEMSs using a double-pigtail plastic stent (DPS) may decrease migration. AIM: To compare stent migration rates between patients who received FCSEMS alone...

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Autores principales: Emhmed Ali, Saad, Frandah, Wesam M, Su, Leon, Fielding, Cory, Mardini, Houssam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205597
http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v11.i5.365