Low symptomatic premature stent occlusion of multiple plastic stents for benign biliary strictures: comparing standard and prolonged stent change intervals

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 558 - 563
• Main Authors: Lawrence, Christopher, MD, Romagnuolo, Joseph, MD, FRCPC, MSc(Epid), Payne, K. Mark, MD, Hawes, Robert H., MD, Cotton, Peter B., MD, FRCP, FRCS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maryland heights, MO Mosby, Inc 01.09.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; Cholestasis, Extrahepatic - etiology; Cholestasis, Extrahepatic - therapy; Digestive system. Abdomen; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Endoscopy; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Other diseases. Semiology; Plastics; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Retreatment; Retrospective Studies; Secondary Prevention; Stents; Benign biliary stricture; BBS; Occlusion; Premature; Symptomatology; Multiple; Instrumentation therapy; Digestive diseases; Biliary tract disease; Biliary tract obstruction; Stent

Background Benign biliary strictures are typically managed endoscopically whereby an increasing size or number of plastic stents is placed at ERCP. Stents are often changed every 3 to 4 months based on the known median patency of a single biliary stent, but patency data for multiple biliary stents a...