The Treatment of Patients with Symptomatic Common Bile Duct Stenosis Secondary to Chronic Pancreatitis Using Partially Covered Metal Stents: A Pilot Study

Abstract

While partially covered metal stenting is safe and effective for the initial treatment of chronic pancreatitis-associated common bile duct stenosis and shows promising short-term results, long-term data show that dysfunction occurs in 50 % of cases. In light of the continued interest in nonsurgical treatment of this condition, further research is warranted to investigate new stent designs with improved long-term patency.