Open Cell Versus Narrow Cell Uncovered Self-Expanding Metal Stents in the Treatment of Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction

Endoscopic placement of biliary uncovered self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) offers effective long-term palliation to patients with malignant obstruction of the common bile or common hepatic duct. Nitinol SEMS with narrow cell (NC) and open cell (OC) design are available and differ in their bio-mech...

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Main Author:	Azar, Riad R. (author)
Other Authors:	Almaskeen, Sami A. (author), Bill, Jason (author), Kushnir, Vladimir M. (author), Early, Dayna S. (author), Mullady, Daniel (author), Edmundowicz, Steven A. (author), Murad, Faris (author)
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Published:	2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4526 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2013.03.1044 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(13)01259-5/abstract
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Open Cell Versus Narrow Cell Uncovered Self-Expanding Metal Stents in the Treatment of Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction

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