Mechanisms of Biliary Plastic Stent Occlusion and Efforts at Prevention

• প্রধান লেখক: Chang-Il Kwon (লেখক), Glen A. Lehman (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: Connect to this object online.

Biliary stenting via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has greatly improved the quality of patient care over the last 30 years. Plastic stent occlusion limits the life span of such stents. Attempts to improve plastic stent patency duration have mostly failed. Metal stents (self-expandab...