Development and validation of a risk score for predicting clinical success after endobiliary stenting for malignant biliary obstruction.
Nonthalee PausawasdiPanotpol TermsinsukPhunchai CharatcharoenwitthayaJulajak LimsrivilaiUayporn KaosombatwattanaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The pre-endoscopic scoring system comprising biliary obstruction level, liver biochemistry, and type of stent provides prediction indices for TB normalization within 6 weeks after stenting. This scheme may help endoscopists identify patients with unresectable MBO suited for palliative stenting.