Post written by Mitsuru Okuno, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan. Intraductal plastic stent (IS) placement has been known to have long stent patency. However, the effectiveness of bilateral IS placement compared with bilateral self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement—including stent patency, adverse events, and endoscopic reintervention—in patients with unresectable …
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Novel SEMS for malignant hilar biliary obstruction
Tadahisa Inoue, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, in Gifu, Japan, describes this New Methods article "Feasibility of the placement of a novel 6-mm diameter threaded fully covered self-expandable metal stent for malignant hilar biliary obstructions (with videos)." The focus of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of …
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