Pancreaticobiliary therapy (biliary): plastic stents, metal stents and … beyond

• References

• 1 Soehendra N, Reynders-Frederix V. Palliative bile duct drainage. A new endoscopic method of introducing a transpapillary drain. Endoscopy 1980; 12: 8-11
• 2 Rousseau H, Joffre J, Puel J. et al. Percutaneous vascular stent: experimental studies and preliminary clinical results in peripheral arterial diseases. Int Angiol 1987; 6: 153-161
• 3 Gillams A, Dick R, Dooley JS. et al. Self-expandable stainless steel braided endoprosthesis for biliary strictures. Radiology 1990; 174: 137-140
• 4 Huibregtse K, Cheng J, Coene PP. et al. Endoscopic placement of expandable metal stents for biliary strictures. A preliminary report on experience with 33 patients. Endoscopy 1989; 21: 280-282
• 5 Huibregtse K, Carr-Locke DL, Cremer M. et al. Biliary stent occlusion – a problem solved with self-expanding metal stents?. Endoscopy 1992; 24: 391-394
• 6 Dumonceau JM, Tringali A, Papanikolaou IS. et al. Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – updated October 2017. Endoscopy 2018; 50: 910-930