Endoscopic Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement for Malignant Afferent Loop Obstruction After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Series and Review

• Main Authors: Arata Sakai (Author), Hideyuki Shiomi (Author), Takao Iemoto (Author), Ryota Nakano (Author), Takuya Ikegawa (Author), Takashi Kobayashi (Author), Atsuhiro Masuda (Author), Yuzo Kodama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, we assessed a series of our cases in which endoscopic self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) were used to treat malignant afferent loop obstruction (ALO) that arose after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We retrospectively examined the records of 7 patients who underwent endoscopic SEMS pl...