David M de Jong, Timothy M Gilbert, Lynn E Nooijen, Eva Braunwarth, Marijana Ninkovic, Florian Primavesi, Hassan Z Malik, Nick Stern, Richard Sturgess, Joris I Erdmann, Rogier P Voermans, Marco J Bruno, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Lydi M J W van Driel
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Adequate preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) is recommended in most patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). Most expert centers use endoscopic plastic stents rather than self-expanding metal stents (SEMS). In the palliative setting, however, use of SEMS has shown longer patency and superior survival. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare stent dysfunction of SEMS versus plastic stents for PBD in resectable pCCA patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective, multicenter, international cohort study, patients with a potentially resectable pCCA who underwent initial endoscopic PBD were included from 2010-2020...
October 20, 2023: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy