ReviewAnnals of gastroenterology2021
Plastic versus metal stents for inoperable gallbladder cancer with hilar biliary obstruction: the jury is still out.
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- Endoscopic repair of Strasberg type D bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an unconventional approach.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2025Article
- A Novel Method of Calculating the Drained Liver Volume Using a 3D Volume Analyzer for Biliary Drainage of Unresectable Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Review
- Side-by-side versus stent-in-stent bilateral stenting for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: a meta-analysis.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2022Article
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- Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation for Malignant Biliary Obstruction over 32-Month Follow-Up.Gastrointestinal tumors · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Self-expandable Metal Stents in Patients With Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatologyArticle
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Abstract
In unresectable malignant hilar obstruction, adequate biliary drainage can be achieved with endoscopic placement of plastic or metal stents. Stent patency and patient survival may differ, depending on the primary disease, disease progression and stent type. Metal and plastic stents were compared in patients with malignant hilar strictures in several studies, but these studies mainly included patients who had cholangiocarcinoma, without taking into consideration potential differences in the invasion properties of tumor cells, histological differentiation and the biological behavior of different tumors. Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, especially in the Indian subcontinent and Latin America. About half the patients with GBC present with jaundice, which usually means the tumor is inoperable. Palliative endoscopic stenting remains the first-line treatment of unresectable GBC with biliary obstruction. Primary disease progression is faster in GBC compared to cholangiocarcinoma. There is a paucity of data on the selection of stents for inoperable GBC with hilar biliary obstruction. This review focuses on the published literature related to the selection of stents for unresectable GBC with hilar obstruction.
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