Current Status of Biliary Metal Stents

Many advances have been achieved in biliary stenting over the past 30 years. Endoscopic stent placement has become the primary management therapy to relieve obstruction in patients with benign or malignant biliary tract diseases. Compared with plastic stents, a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS)...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hyeong Seok Nam, Dae Hwan Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hoon Jai Chun 2016-03-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2016-023.pdf