Multicenter trial evaluating the use of covered self-expanding metal stents in benign biliary strictures: Time to revisit our therapeutic options?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 695-699

  Kahaleh, Michel ^a   Brijbassie, Alan ^b   Sethi, Amrita ^c   Degaetani, Marisa ^c   Poneros, John M ^c   Loren, David E ^d   Kowalski, Thomas E ^d   Sejpal, Divyesh V ^e   Patel, Sandeep ^g   Rosenkranz, Laura ^g   McNamara, Kevin N ^g   Raijman, Isaac ^f   Talreja, Jayant P ^b   Gaidhane, Monica ^a   Sauer, Bryan G ^b   Stevens, Peter D ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

^e Baylor Clinic   (United States)

^f Digestive Associates of Houston   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign biliary stricture; FCSEMS; Fully covered self expanding metal stent; Metal stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN BILIARY STRICTURE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; CHOLESTASIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FULLY COVERED SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EXPANDING STENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883213577     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31827fd311     Document Type: Article

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