Open AccessAngle of covered self-expandable metallic stents after placement is a risk factor for recurrent biliary obstruction
Author(s) -
Kojiro Tanoue,
Hirotsugu Maruyama,
Yuki IshikawaKakiya,
Yosuke Kinoshita,
Kappei Hayashi,
Masafumi Yamamura,
Masaki Ominami,
Yuji Nadatani,
Shusei Fukunaga,
Koji Otani,
Shuhei Hosomi,
Fumio Tanaka,
Noriko Kamata,
Yasuaki Nagami,
Koichi Taira,
Toshio Watanabe,
Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Publication year - 2022
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.v14.i5.992
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , hazard ratio , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , abdominal surgery , risk factor , pancreatitis , surgery
Studies have shown that covered self-expandable metallic stents (CSEMS) with a low axial forces after placement can cause early recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) due to precipitating sludge formation.