Self-Expandable Metal Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction

Author	Hojat Ebrahiminik	en
Issued Date	2014-02-28	en
Abstract	Malignant biliary obstruction can be due to direct tumor infiltration, extrinsic compression, adjacent inflammation, desmoplastic reaction from tumors or, more commonly, a combination of the above factors. Pancreatic cancer is the most common cause of malignant biliary obstruction, and jaundice occurs in 7090% of the patients during the course of the disease. Compared with the uncovered metal stents, covered metal stents have longer patency and a lower rate of tumor ingrowth, but have a higher rate of stent migration. To combat the occlusion and provide an antitumor effect, drug-eluting stents were developed. A duodenal stricture complicates biliary stent placement in 10-20% of patients with distal biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer. When both strictures are considered, a biliary stent can be placed either preceding or following duodenal stent placement. Complications of self-expandable metal stents include stent occlusion, stent migration, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.	en
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.21423	en
URI	https://brieflands.com/journals/ijradiology/articles/75481	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	Self-Expandable Metal Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction	en
Type	Research Article	en

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