Abstract Background and Aim Tumor involvement to the orifice of cystic duct (OCD) is a risk
factor for cholecystitis after self‐expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement, but its …

Background Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) are widely utilized to relieve symptoms of
malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), but GOO is frequently complicated by …

Abstract Background and Aim Covered metallic stents (CMS s) were developed to overcome
tumor ingrowth in uncovered metallic stents (UMS s) for malignant biliary obstruction, but …

Background Feasibility of antireflux metal stent (ARMS), designed to prevent duodenobiliary
reflux, was reported in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction. In this prospective …

Background Many benign biliary diseases (BBD) can be treated with fully covered, self-
expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) but stent migration occurs in up to 35.7%. The aim of …

Despite advances in the understanding and management of the cholestatic liver diseases,
these disorders continue to pose clinical challenges to patients and their medical …

We read with great interest the paper by Hirdes et al., in which the authors evaluated, for the
first time, the mechanical properties (radial and axial force) of esophageal stents [1]. We …

Endoscopic management of biliary obstruction has evolved tremendously since the
introduction of flexible fiber-optic endoscopes over 50 years ago. Endoscopic retrograde …

[27] Alagozlu H, Cindoruk M, Karakan T, et al. Heparin and insulin in the treatment of
hypertriglyceridemia-induced severe acute pancreatitis [J]. Dig Dis Sci, 2006, 51 (5): 931 …

[Objective] To evaluate the risk factors for pancreatitis following endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for biliary stent placement in patients with malignant …