Inside Plastic Stents versus Metal Stents for Treating Unresectable Malignant Perihilar Biliary Obstructions: A Retrospective Comparative Study

• Main Authors: Yoshihide Kanno (Author), Shinsuke Koshita (Author), Takahisa Ogawa (Author), Hiroaki Kusunose (Author), Kaori Masu (Author), Toshitaka Sakai (Author), Keisuke Yonamine (Author), Kazuaki Miyamoto (Author), Toji Murabayashi (Author), Fumisato Kozakai (Author), Jun Horaguchi (Author), Yutaka Noda (Author), Kei Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of inside plastic stents (iPSs) versus those of metal stents (MSs) for treating unresectable perihilar malignant obstructions. Methods: For all patients who underwent endoscopic suprapapillary placement of iPS(s) or MS(s) as the first p...