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
locally advanced
type diabetes
case control
skeletal muscle
radiation therapy
insulin resistance
weight loss
rectal cancer