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Efficacy of 6-mm diameter fully covered self-expandable metallic stents in preoperative biliary drainage for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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- Comparison Between Plastic and Metallic Biliary Stent Placement for Preoperative Patients with Pancreatic Head Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Pooled it
- 11.5-Fr Large-Bore Plastic Stents Versus Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stents for the Management of Preoperative Endoscopic Biliary Obstruction in Pancreatic Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
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- Biliary Drainage During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence and Practical Recommendations.Cancers · 2026Review
- Self-expandable metal vs. plastic stents for preoperative biliary drainage in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Review
- Potential of 6-mm-diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score-matched study.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Outcomes of 6-mm diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents for preoperative biliary drainage in pancreatic cancer.DEN open · 2024Article
- A case of delayed pancreatic fistula after covered self-expandable metallic stent deployment for pancreatic head cancer.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Comparison of 6-mm and 10-mm-diameter, fully-covered, self-expandable metallic stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Plastic stents (PS) used for preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) tend to be associated with a high incidence of recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO). Although 10-mm diameter fully covered self-expanding metallic stents (FCSEMS) have come into use, vigilance is still required to prevent complications, such as cholecystitis and surgical site infection. The present study examined the efficacy and safety of the 6-mm diameter FCSEMS for PBD. Methods: The present retrospective study compared the incidence of complications associated with the use of 6-mm FCSEMS and PS. The inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of PDAC and preoperative endoscopic biliary tract drainage performed at our institution between April 2012 and June 2019. Results: Of the 51 patients enrolled, 25 and 26 patients received a PS and a 6-mm FCSEMS, respectively. The RBO incidence was significantly lower in the 6-mm FCSEMS group (7.7%) than in the PS group (40.0%) ( Conclusion: The present findings suggested that the 6-mm FCSEMS may be an effective drainage device for use in PBD in PDAC treatment.
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