Fully-covered metal stents with endoscopic suturing vs. partially-covered metal stents for benign upper gastrointestinal diseases: a comparative study

Fully-covered metal stents with endoscopic suturing vs. partially-covered metal stents for benign upper gastrointestinal diseases: a comparative study

Background and study aims Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) have been increasingly used in benign conditions (e. g. strictures, fistulas, leaks, and perforations). Fully covered SEMS (FSEMS) were introduced to avoid undesirable consequences of partially covered SEMS (PSEMS), but come with highe...

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Main Authors: Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Reem Sharaiha, Amrita Sethi, Ali Siddiqui, Christopher J. DiMaio, Susana Gonzalez, Jason Rogart, Sophia Jagroop, Jessica Widmer, Jennifer Im, Raza Abbas Hasan, Sobia Laique, Tamas Gonda, John Poneros, Amit Desai, Katherine Wong, Vipin Villgran, Olaya Brewer Gutierrez, Majidah Bukhari, Yen-I Chen, Ruben Hernaez, Yuri Hanada, Omid Sanaei, Amol Agarwal, Anthony N. Kalloo, Vivek Kumbhari, Vikesh Singh, Mouen A. Khashab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-125363

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