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Biliary metal stents should be placed near the hilar duct in distal malignant biliary stricture patients

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic biliary drainage using a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) has been widely performed to treat distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO). However, the optimal position of the stent remains unclear. AIM: To determine the ideal position for SEMS placement. METHODS: In total...

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Autores principales: Sugimoto, Mitsuru, Takagi, Tadayuki, Suzuki, Rei, Konno, Naoki, Asama, Hiroyuki, Sato, Yuki, Irie, Hiroki, Okubo, Yoshinori, Nakamura, Jun, Takasumi, Mika, Hashimoto, Minami, Kato, Tsunetaka, Kobashi, Ryoichiro, Yanagita, Takumi, Hikichi, Takuto, Ohira, Hiromasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35633904
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i17.1860