One-step versus two-step distal self-expandable metal stent placement: A multicenter prospective randomized trial.

Shuya ShimizuItaru NaitohFumihiro OkumuraAtsuyuki HiranoKatsuyuki MiyabeYuji NishiHiroki TakadaKenichi HanedaKaiki AnbeMichihiro YoshidaHiromu KondoHitoshi SanoKazuki HayashiHiromi Kataoka

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2021)

The superiority of TRBO with two-step SEMS placement was not demonstrated. One-step SEMS placement might be a promising method from the viewpoints of cost-effectiveness and less invasiveness (UMIN-CTR clinical trial registration number: UMIN000016010).

Keyphrases

clinical trial
ultrasound guided
double blind
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
phase ii
open label