Surgical treatment of blocked mesh metal biliary stents
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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) has been used for management in patients with malignant strictures because of a larger lumen and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1365-182X
DOI: 10.1016/s1365-182x(17)30777-3