Newer Stents for Unresectable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: Striving for Perfection

Abstract Endoscopic biliary stenting is one of the most commonly used palliative procedure in patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction. Biliary stenting can be performed with either plastic or metallic stents. Stent occlusion and migration are important limitations of currentl...

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Published inJournal of digestive endoscopy Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 059 - 062
Main Authors Shah, Jimil, Rana, Surinder Singh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2021
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endoscope
jaundice
News
pancreatic cancer
stent
stent
pancreatic cancer
jaundice
endoscope
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Summary:Abstract Endoscopic biliary stenting is one of the most commonly used palliative procedure in patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction. Biliary stenting can be performed with either plastic or metallic stents. Stent occlusion and migration are important limitations of currently available stents. Variety of newer stents with varying designs and stent materials like stents with antimigratory properties, antireflux stents, drug-eluting stents, radioactive stents, and bioabsorbable stents are being developed to overcome the limitations of currently available stents. In this article, we are discussing two articles on the newer stent designs (plastic and metal stents) for biliary drainage in patients with unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050
DOI:10.1055/s-0041-1728841