Clinical Endoscopy

Jae Chul Hwang

1 Article

A Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Covered Metal Stent and Plastic Stent in Unresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Jae Myoung Choi, Jin Hong Kim, Soon Sun Kim, Jun Hwan Yu, Jae Chul Hwang, Byung Moo Yoo, Sang Heum Park, Ho Gak Kim, Dong Ki Lee, Kang Hyun Ko, Kyo Sang Yoo, Do Hyun Park; Clin Endosc 2012;45(1):78-83. Published online March 31, 2012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2012.45.1.78

Background/Aims

The placement of self expandable metal stent (SEMS) is one of the palliative therapeutic options for patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a covered SEMS versus the conventional plastic stent.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated 44 patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction who were treated with a covered SEMS (21 patients) or a plastic stent (10 Fr, 23 patients). We analyzed the technical success rate, functional success rate, early complications, late complications, stent patency and survival rate.

Results

There was one case in the covered SEMS group that had failed technically, but was corrected successfully using lasso. Functional success rates were 90.5% in the covered SEMS group and 91.3% in the plastic stent group. There was no difference in early complications between the two groups. Median patency of the stent was significantly prolonged in patients who had a covered SEMS (233.6 days) compared with those who had a plastic stent (94.6 days) (p=0.006). During the follow-up period, stent occlusion occurred in 11 patients of the covered SEMS group. Mean survival showed no significant difference between the two groups (covered SEMS group, 236.9 days; plastic stent group, 222.3 days; p=0.182).

Conclusions

The patency of the covered SEMS was longer than that of the plastic stent and the lasso of the covered SEMS was available for repositioning of the stent.

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