RESULTS OF A JAPANESE MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF ENDOSCOPIC STENTING FOR NON-RESECTABLE PANCREATIC HEAD CANCER (JM-TEST): COVERED WALLSTENT VERSUS DOUBLELAYER STENT

Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda, Shomei Ryozawa, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Yoshinori Igarashi, Yutaka Matsuyama, Akio Katanuma, Osamu Hasebe, Atsushi Irisawa, Takao Itoi,

Digestive Endoscopy · 2011 · 118 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

CWS had significantly longer patency than DLS for the management of PHC with obstructive jaundice. The incidence of complications other than stent occlusion was higher in CWS, but this difference did not reach significance.

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