Post written by Namyoung Park, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Woo Hyun Paik, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Institute …
Tag: self-expandable metal stent
Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid after self-expandable metal stent placement in malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score–matched cohort analysis
Post written by Mitsuru Okuno, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan. We reported on the evaluation of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for different self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) types in malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) with a multicenter retrospective study design using propensity score—matched cohort analysis. The non-UDCA group had significantly …
Covered versus uncovered double bare self-expandable metal stent for palliation of unresectable extrahepatic malignant biliary obstruction: a randomized controlled multicenter trial
Post written by Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD, and Seungmin Bang, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. A double bare metal stent (DBS) is a newly developed metal stent that is woven into a cross and hook structure with braided nitinol, and it has a …
EUS-guided gastroenterostomy versus duodenal self-expandable metal stent for malignant gastric outlet obstruction: results from a nationwide multicenter retrospective study (with video)
Post written by Rubén Sánchez-Aldehuelo, MD, from the Unidad de Endoscopia, Servicio de Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Universidad de Alcalá, and Enrique Vázquez-Sequeiros, MD, PhD, from the Unidad de Endoscopia, Servicio de Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, …
Patients undergoing covered and uncovered self-expandable metal stent placement
Post written by Yasuki Hori, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. We focused on predictors for solid food intake after self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction, not only patient-related factors but also stent-related factors. We consider the identification …
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Endoscopic palliative treatment using SEMS
Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro, MD, PhD, from the Cancer Institute of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil presents this video case "Endoscopic palliative treatment using a metallic stent in a patient with an obstructive jejunal metastasis." The video demonstrates the insertion and deployment of an uncovered self-expandable metal stent at the midjejunum in …
Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent
Jong Ho Moon, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Departments of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang, University School of Medicine, in Bucheon and Seoul, South Korea discuss this Original Article, "Effectiveness of a newly designed antireflux valve metal stent to reduce duodenobiliary reflux in patients with unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction: …
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Treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Chan Hyuk Park, MD and Jun Chul Park, MD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Gastroenterology at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Republic of Korea discuss their article "Impact of carcinomatosis and ascites status on long-term outcomes of palliative treatment for patients with gastric outlet obstruction …
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New hybrid metal stent for EUS-guided biliary drainage
Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD and Sang Soo Lee, MD, PhD from University of Ulsan in Seoul, South Korea report on their New Methods article "Preliminary report on a new hybrid metal stent for EUS-guided biliary drainage (with videos)." We investigated the feasibility and safety of a newly developed self-expandable metal stent tailored for use …
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