Meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing the patency of covered and uncovered self-expandable metal stents for palliation of distal malignant bile duct obstruction

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Saleem, Atif ^a   Leggett, Cadman L ^a   Murad, M Hassan ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

covered self expandable metal stent; CSEMS; ePTFE FEP; expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and fluorinated ethylene propylene; relative risk; RR; self expandable metal stent; SEMS; uncovered self expandable metal stent; USEMS; weighted mean difference; WMD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVERED SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STENT; STENT DYSFUNCTION; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNCOVERED SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT;

EID: 79960935983     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.03.1249     Document Type: Article

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