Stent patency in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction receiving chemo(radio)therapy

Background and study aims Recent literature suggests that chemo(radio)therapy might reduce the patency of plastic stents in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. Whether this might also be valid for other types of stents is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of chem...

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Main Authors: Sylke Haal, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Erik A. J. Rauws, Paul Fockens, Rogier P. Voermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-117953