Hybrid placement technique for hepatic hilar obstruction using a new uncovered self-expandable metal stent

Background and study aim Recently, a novel technique combining stent-in-stent (SIS) and side-by-side (SBS) technique (hybrid technique) has been reported. This technique may have application for hepatic hilar obstruction (HBO) because it reduces the number of times the stent mesh has to be passed. H...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Ogura, Masanori Yamada, Saori Ueno, Shinya Fukunishi, Kazuhide Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0998-7847

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