Digestive diseases and sciences
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Review Case Reports
Complications of biliary stents in obstructive pancreatic malignancies. A case report and review.
Biliary stents have become a common palliative measure in the treatment of unresectable obstructive pancreatic cancer. Survival after endoscopic stenting rivals that of surgical bypass. ⋯ A case report and review of stent-related morbidity is presented. Overall complication rates range from 15 to 34%, often requiring stent replacement and occasionally requiring surgical intervention.