Open AccessPredictors of stent occlusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer after biliary metal stents
Author(s) -
Xi Lin,
Po Hsiang Ting,
Jiing Chyuan Luo,
Kuei Chuan Lee,
Tseng Shing Chen,
Yi Hsiang Huang,
Ming Hou,
Fa Yauh Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000162
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , biliary stent , occlusion , pancreatic cancer , radiology , cancer , surgery
Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) are a widely accepted biliary endoprosthesis for patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction. Here, we identified predictors for the occlusion of SEMS in unresectable pancreatic cancer patients with biliary tract obstruction.