Managing Occluded Uncovered Self-expanding Metal Stents in Patients with Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Study
All techniques demonstrated high technical feasibility. While UCSEMS re-stenting and RFA with plastic stents showed promising trends in clinical success and stent patency, definitive conclusions about superiority cannot be drawn. Further multicentre prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
Authors
- Jakub Pietrzak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9824-0427)
- Adam M. Przybyłkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-2856)
Institutions
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15403/jgld-6215
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00