Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Self-expandable metal stents versus plastic stents for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of reconstructed individual patient data from randomized controlled trials with meta-regression.
Mohammad Al Hayek, Mouen Khashab, Marco Spadaccini, Antonio Facciorusso, Ammar Fahaid, Mohamedhen Vall Nounou, Muhammed Elhadi, Alberto Larghi, John J Vargo, Cesare Hassan, Douglas G Adler
Published: 202610.1016/j.dld.2025.12.031
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO) is frequently unresectable, requiring palliative endoscopic drainage. While self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) are preferred over plastic stents (PSs), evidence regarding stent patency and pati…
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