Side-by-side 6-mm multi-hole metal stents more effective than inside plastic stents for reintervention after stent-in-stent placement in malignant hilar biliary obstruction
Fig. 2 Procedure for reintervention using the side-by-side placement of multi-hole self- expandable metallic stents (MHSEMSs).a An endoscopic image showing two plastic stents placed 1 month ago.b An endoscopic image showing simultaneous insertion of two MHSEMSs with a slim delivery system into the bile duct.c Two MHSEMSs were deployed simultaneously.d and e Endoscopic and fluoroscopic images after MHSEMS deployment.E12
Authors
- Yoshinori Shimamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4212-498X)
- Kojiro Tanoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-2744)
- Hirotsugu Maruyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-8101)
- Tatsuya Kurokawa
- Yuki Ishikawa-Kakiya
- Yasuhiro Fujiwara
- Yuji Kawata
Institutions
- Osaka Metropolitan University (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2760-9552
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00