Predictive factors for the failure of endoscopic stent-in-stent self-expandable metallic stent placement to treat malignant hilar biliary obstruction.

CONCLUSION: A large angle was identified as a predictive factor for failure of stent-in-stent SEMS placement.
PMID: 28974893 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - September 14, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Waragai Y, Takasumi M, Sato Y, Hikichi T, Ohira H Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research