Endoscopic management of malignant biliary stenosis. Update and highlights for standard clinical practice

The present review describes the various indications of biliary stent placement in patients with biliary malignancies. It deals in depth with biliary accesses and their effectiveness, as well as with the use of different stents according to lesion type and expected patient survival. For liver hilum...

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Published inRevista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 108; no. 9; pp. 568 - 575
Main Authors Domper Arnal, M José, Simón Marco, Miguel Ángel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Spain 01.09.2016
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Biliary Tract Neoplasms - complications
Biliary Tract Neoplasms - surgery
Cholestasis - etiology
Cholestasis - surgery
Drainage
Endoscopy - methods
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Humans
Stents
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Summary:The present review describes the various indications of biliary stent placement in patients with biliary malignancies. It deals in depth with biliary accesses and their effectiveness, as well as with the use of different stents according to lesion type and expected patient survival. For liver hilum lesions, which are somewhat more complex, the usefulness of and need for unilateral or bilateral drainage is assessed, as it is the most appropriate method. All in all, this is an up-to-date literature review that may help clinicians in their daily decision-making, as well as to improve and optimize patient outcomes.
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ISSN:1130-0108
DOI:10.17235/reed.2016.3912/2015