Open AccessEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography drainage for palliation of malignant hilar biliary obstruction — stent-in-stent or side-by-side? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Gabriel Mayo Vieira de Souza,
Igor Braga Ribeiro,
Mateus Pereira Funari,
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura,
Maria Vitória Cury Vieira Scatimburgo,
João Remí de Freitas Júnior,
Sergio A. Sánchez-Luna,
Renato Baracat,
Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura,
Wanderley Marques Bernardo,
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.595
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , stent , palliative treatment , biliary drainage , radiology , cholestasis , surgery , general surgery , pancreatitis
Biliary drainage, either by the stent-in-stent (SIS) or side-by-side (SBS) technique, is often required when treating a malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO). Both methods differ from each other and have distinct advantages.