Placement of two overlapping uncovered metallic stents for malignant gastric outlet and duodenal obstruction due to colon cancer

Combined Intestinal and Biliary Stenting in Gastric Outlet and Biliary Obstruction

“…Intestinal self-expandable metal stent implantation is one of the effective ways to treat malignant gastric outlet obstruction [9, 11, 16, 19]. Due to the long route from the mouth to gastric outlet, the stent placement is difficult.…”

“…In intestinal obstruction, for restoration of physiological functions, the adequate interior and exterior biliary drainage are necessary. The PTCD plus stenting should be recommended for alleviating jaundice in cancer patients with gastrointestinal tract reconstruction [1, 2, 8, 19, 20, 26]. …”