Outcomes of 6-mm diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents for preoperative biliary drainage in pancreatic cancer.

Hiroki NakagawaTsuyoshi TakedaTakeshi OkamotoTakafumi MieAkiyoshi KasugaTakashi SasakiMasato OzakaTakahisa MatsudaYoshinori IgarashiNaoki Sasahira

Published in: DEN open (2024)

Stent-related NER was not significantly affected by FCSEMS diameter. Further studies are needed to confirm the usefulness of 6-mm diameter FCSEMS for preoperative biliary drainage in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Keyphrases

optic nerve
patients undergoing
ultrasound guided
optical coherence tomography
type diabetes
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
skeletal muscle
case control
liver metastases
insulin resistance
drug induced