Placement of a 6 mm, fully covered metal stent for main pancreatic head duct stricture due to chronic pancreatitis: a pilot study (with video)

Placement of a 6 mm, fully covered metal stent for main pancreatic head duct stricture due to chronic pancreatitis: a pilot study (with video)

Background: Temporary stent placement is widely performed for pancreatic duct stenosis due to chronic pancreatitis. A fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) has a larger diameter, and therefore longer stent patency, and the effect of expansion of the main pancreatic duct stricture may be...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Ogura, Saori Onda, Wataru Takagi, Masayuki Kitano, Tastsushi Sano, Atsushi Okuda, Akira Miyano, Daisuke Masuda, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Shinya Fukunishi, Kazuhide Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16651855

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16651855

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