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Comparing the 14-mm uncovered and 10-mm covered metal stents in patients with distal biliary obstruc...

Comparing the 14-mm uncovered and 10-mm covered metal stents in patients with distal biliary obstruc...

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Comparing the 14-mm uncovered and 10-mm covered metal stents in patients with distal biliary obstruction caused by unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter retrospective study

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Comparing the 14-mm uncovered and 10-mm covered metal stents in patients with distal biliary obstruction caused by unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter retrospective study

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Surgical endoscopy, 2022-01, Vol.36 (1), p.736-744

Language

English

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New York: Springer US

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Contents

Background
Endoscopic biliary drainage using metal stent (MSs) is an established palliative treatment for patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO). However, a major drawback of MS is recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO). Uncovered MSs with a diameter of 14 mm (UMS-14) were developed to overcome this. We aimed to comp...

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Comparing the 14-mm uncovered and 10-mm covered metal stents in patients with distal biliary obstruction caused by unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter retrospective study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2490125190

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2490125190

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ISSN

0930-2794

E-ISSN

1432-2218

DOI

10.1007/s00464-021-08342-z

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