The risk of acute cholangitis after endoscopic stenting for malignant hilar strictures: A large comprehensive study.
Ming-Xing XiaShu-Ping WangJun WuDao-Jian GaoXin YeTian-Tian WangYi ZhaoBing HuPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
After endoscopic stenting for advanced MHBS, cholangitis may occur in as many as 21.5% of patients, which may be associated with a poor prognosis. The risk is high in patients with Bismuth type IV and may be reduced by using metal stents.
Keyphrases
- poor prognosis
- long non coding rna
- end stage renal disease
- ultrasound guided
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- ulcerative colitis
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- percutaneous coronary intervention