Safety and efficacy of self-expanding metal stents for biliary drainage in patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer

Background and study aims Durable biliary drainage is essential during neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) in patients with pancreatic cancer who present with biliary obstruction. Plastic stents (PS) tend to occlude readily, resulting in delay/interruption of treatment. Our aim was to evaluate the safety and...

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Main Authors: Darren D. Ballard, Syed Rahman, Brian Ginnebaugh, Abdul Khan, Kulwinder S. Dua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0599-6190