Response to Letter to the Editor on “Irradiation stents vs. conventional metal stents for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a multicentre trial”

We would like to thank Liu et al for their comments on our manuscript entitled “Irradiation stents vs. conventional metal stents for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a multicentre trial” [1]. This manuscript reported a large-sample randomized trial to compare the irradiation stent with the uncovered self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) for unresectable malignan t biliary obstruction (MBO) at 20 centers in China. Liu et al delivered criticisms concerning technical deficiency, small portion of pathological diagnosis, and a clerical error in the data from the Abstract section.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research