Braided-type stent versus laser-cut-type stent for patients with unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction: a randomized controlled trial

Fully covered self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) are laser-cut (L) or braided (B); however, which is more effective for distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) has been unclear. We compared the clinical outcomes of using L- type and B-type stents because we believe that recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) is less likely to occur with L-type stents.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - December 6, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sho Hasegawa, Takamitsu Sato, Satoru Shinoda, Yusuke Kurita, Tomoki Ogata, Shinichi Nihei, Shin Yagi, Kunihiro Hosono, Itaru Endo, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Atsushi Nakajima Source Type: research