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.

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