Long-term patency is expected with covered TIPS stents: This effect may not always be desirable!
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Partially Covered Metal Stents May Not Prolong Stent Patency Compared to Uncovered Stents in Unresectable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.20321