Title: Su1609 Fully Covered Metal Stents Facilitate Treatment of Complex Biliary Stone Disease
Abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy is the treatment of choice for CBD stones. ASGE guidelines advocate temporary stent placement to relieve biliary obstruction in the belief that frictional forces may assist stone fragmentation and facilitate eventual extraction. It has also been suggested that fully covered metal stents (FCMS) may be more efficient than plastic stents due to their greater outward radial force.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-04-27
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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