Efficacy of multi-hole self‑expandable metallic stents versus partially covered self‑expandable metallic stents in patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction caused by unresectable pancreatic cancer: a retrospective comparative cohort study in Japan

Background/Aims This study aimed to compare the stent patency between the novel multi-hole self-expandable metallic stent (MH-SEMS) and conventional partially covered SEMS (PC-SEMS) for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) in patients with pancreatic carcinoma. Methods This retrospective stud...

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Published in:	Clinical Endoscopy
Main Authors:	Shohei Asada, Koh Kitagawa, Fumimasa Tomooka, Jun-ichi Hanatani, Yuki Motokawa, Yui Osaki, Tomihiro Iwata, Kosuke Kaji, Akira Mitoro, Hitoshi Yoshiji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2025-09-01
Subjects:	adverse effects endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography obstructive jaundice pancreatic neoplasms self-expandable metallic stents
Online Access:	http://e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2024-340.pdf