2023
DOI: 10.1002/deo2.205
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The efficacy and safety of a duckbill‐type anti‐reflux metal stent as the initial metal stent for distal malignant biliary obstruction in unresectable pancreatic cancer

Abstract: Background The usefulness of duckbill‐type anti‐reflux metal stent (DMS) in self‐expandable metal stent‐naïve pancreatic cancer (PC) patients has not been well‐studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DMS in such patients. Methods We analyzed consecutive patients with unresectable PC who received a covered metal stent (CMS) as the initial self‐expandable metal stent at our institution. Technical success, functional success, causes of recurrent bi… Show more

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