BACKGROUND: Painful chronic pancreatitis with main pancreatic ductal strictures is usually
managed with endotherapy with a plastic stent. To date, the role of placement of metallic …

Objective Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) may facilitate insertion of self expandable metal
stent (SEMS) and also help avert the development of pancreatitis from stent-related …

Background Self-expandable metallic stents (EMSs) have been widely used for the palliative
treatment of unresectable malignant biliary obstructions, but EMSs are often occluded owing …

BACKGROUND: Tumor involvement to the orifice of the cystic duct (OCD) is a risk factor for
cholecystitis after metallic stent (MS) placement. OBJECTIVE: ERCP and intraductal US …

Abstract Background: The CA 19-9 decline 8 weeks after gemcitabine administration has
been shown to be a useful prognosticator of survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. We …

Objectives: Expandable metallic stents (EMSs) are widely used to palliate unresectable
malignant biliary obstructions. The efficacy andsafety of EMS in patients receiving …

We report the successful management of acute cholecystitis using cystic duct stent
placement in 3 patients with inoperable malignant cystic duct obstruction (2 …

Background Anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction (APBJ) is associated with
pancreaticobiliary cancer. Limited data are available on endoscopic biliary drainage for …

We report a case of simultaneous late migration of two ePTFE-FEP covered biliary
endoprostheses (Viabil, WL Gore, Flagstaff, AZ, USA) that were percutaneously implanted …

Metallic stenting is a widely accepted procedure for the management of unresectable
malignant biliary obstruction. Distally and hilar obstructed cases should be considered as …