Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Combined GI Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Summary of Studies for Self-Expanding Metallic Stent for Preoperative Drainage
Endoscopic Versus Percutaneous Deployment of Self-Expanding Metal Stent in Preoperative Biliary Drainage
Values are presented as number (%).
Comparison between Self-Expanding Metal Stent and Plastic Stents in Preoperative Biliary Drainage
Values are presented as number (%).
SEMS, self-expanding metal stent; CCA, cholangiocarcinoma.
a)Time between stent placement and surgery.
Self-Expanding Metal Stent in Malignant Distal Stricture
SEMS, self-expanding metal stent.
a)Overall stent occlusion rate (exact preoperative reintervention rate was unclear).
Values are presented as number (%).
Values are presented as number (%). SEMS, self-expanding metal stent; CCA, cholangiocarcinoma. a)Time between stent placement and surgery.
SEMS, self-expanding metal stent. a)Overall stent occlusion rate (exact preoperative reintervention rate was unclear).