Use of fully covered self expanding metal stents for benign biliary etiologies: a large multi-center experience.

CONCLUSIONS: FCSEMS are safe and effective for treating biliary strictures and leaks. We report decreased rates of stent migration compared to previous studies. Prospective studies are needed to compare plastic stents with FCSEMS, determine optimal stent in-dwell times and cost effectiveness of FCSEMS. PMID: 28875690 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol Source Type: research