Endoscopic biliary stenting is today the most common palliative treatment for patients
suffering from obstructive jaundice associated with malignant hepatobiliary tumors or benign …

Since the late 1970s, endoscopic biliary stenting has become a standard palliative treatment
for obstructive jaundice due to malignancies of the pancreas and the hepatobiliary system …

Endoscopic stenting is a well established treatment for obstructive jaundice. The major
complication of the technique is late stent blockage, which results from bacterial biofilm and …

Endoscopic palliation with biliary endoprostheses is now an established treatment for
benign and malignant strictures of the biliary tree. These endoprostheses, however, tend to …

Biliary stenting via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has greatly improved
the quality of patient care over the last 30 years. Plastic stent occlusion limits the life span of …

Results: No differences were seen between the two types of stent. The inner stent surface
was covered with a uniform amorphous layer. On top of this layer, a biofilm of living and …

Clogging of biliary endoprosthesis has been a persistent problem faced by endoscopists
over many years. Evidence suggests that incorporating sideholes increases the risk of …

Recurrent jaundice and cholangitis due to stent occlusion by biliary sludge is a major
complication of endoscopic stenting for malignant obstructive jaundice. Scanning electron …

Sixty patients in whom a biliary endoprosthesis was inserted were randomized to receive:(1)
placebo,(2) aspirin, or (3) doxycycline, to study the effect on the process of sludge formation …

Large caliber plastic stents (10 to 11.5 French) have become widely accepted as an
alternative to surgery in the treatment of many malignant and benign lesions of the biliary …