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Use of self-expandable metallic stents for endoscopic biliary decompression decreases stent complications in pancreatic cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Both plastic stents and self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSes) are used for endoscopic biliary decompression (BD) among patients with pancreatic cancer (PAC). Cholangitis or stent occlusion often interrupts or ends chemotherapy. We investigated cholangitis, stent occlusion, and chemoth...

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Autores principales: Vehviläinen, Sini, Seppänen, Hanna, Nurmi, Anna, Haglund, Caj, Mustonen, Harri, Udd, Marianne, Kylänpää, Leena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8741707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33534073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08327-y

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