A prospective randomised study of “covered” versus “uncovered” diamond stents for the management of distal malignant biliary obstruction

Abstract

Covered diamond stents successfully prevented tumour ingrowth and were significantly superior to uncovered stents for the treatment of patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction. However, careful attention must be paid to complications specific to covered self-expandable metal stents, such as acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis.