Fully covered self-expandable metal stents in biliary strictures caused by chronic pancreatitis not responding to plastic stenting: a prospective study with 2 years of follow-up

Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jun;75(6):1271-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 Mar 29.

Authors

Vincenzo Perri¹, Ivo Boškoski, Andrea Tringali, Pietro Familiari, Massimiliano Mutignani, Riccardo Marmo, Guido Costamagna

Affiliation

¹ Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 22464813
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Alloys*
Cholangitis / etiology
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / etiology
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / therapy*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / etiology
Common Bile Duct Diseases / therapy*
Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
Device Removal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver Function Tests
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatitis, Chronic / complications
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects
Recurrence
Silicones
Stents* / adverse effects

Substances

Alloys
Silicones
nitinol
Polytetrafluoroethylene