Concepedia

Endoscopic metal stenting for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: an update meta-analysis of unilateral versus bilateral stenting.

Fang Yang, Xuemin Wang, Feng-Fei Xia, Xinqiang Han

Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques · 2021 · 14 citations · 19 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Abstract

Our meta-analysis indicated that endoscopic unilateral stenting had a greater technical success rate for MHBO patients than bilateral stenting. However, the bilateral stenting could achieve longer stent patency.

References

19

The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

Julian P. T. Higgins, Doug Altman, Peter C Gøtzsche et al. · BMJ · 2011 · 32.9K citations · Full text

Newcastle-Ottawa Scale: comparing reviewers’ to authors’ assessments

Carson K. L. Lo, Dominik Mertz, Mark Loeb · BMC Medical Research Methodology · 2014 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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

Tsuyoshi Mukai, Ichiro Yasuda, Masanori Nakashima et al. · Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences · 2012 · 225 citations

Unilateral versus bilateral endoscopic metal stenting for malignant hilar biliary obstruction

Itaru Naitoh, Hirotaka Ohara, Takahiro Nakazawa et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2009 · 204 citations

Bilateral versus unilateral placement of metal stents for inoperable high-grade malignant hilar biliary strictures: a multicenter, prospective, randomized study (with video)

Tae Hoon Lee, Tae Hyeon Kim, Jong Ho Moon et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2017 · 190 citations

, , +2