Feasibility of the placement of a novel 6-mm diameter threaded fully covered self-expandable metal stent for malignant hilar biliary obstructions (with videos)

Cisplatin plus Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer

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Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +12

Metallic stents are more efficacious than plastic stents in unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures: a randomized controlled trial

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Medicine, Surgery, Interventional Radiology +14

Comparative performance of uncoated, self-expanding metal biliary stents of different designs in 2 diameters: final results of an international multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

Burr J. Loew, Douglas A. Howell, Michael K. Sanders et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2009 · 160 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Surgical Instrumentation +9

Optimum Palliation of Inoperable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Comparative Assessment of the Efficacy of Plastic and Self-Expanding Metal Stents

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Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +17

Outcome of second interventions for occluded metallic stents in patients with malignant biliary obstruction

Wiriyaporn Ridtitid, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Akkawat Janchai et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2010 · 60 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Interventional Radiology +11