Open AccessBiliary stenting with or without sphincterotomy for malignant biliary obstruction: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
PeiJing Cui,
Jing Yao,
Yaochao Zhao,
Huazhong Han,
Jun Yang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.14033
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , stent , perforation , cochrane library , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , surgery , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , punching , materials science , physics , optics , metallurgy
To investigate the benefits of endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) before stent placement by meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).