Lumen-apposing metal stents for malignant biliary obstruction: Is this the ultimate horizon of our experience?

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2019; 25(29): 3857-3869
Published online Aug 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i29.3857

Table 1 Comparison of the main studies reporting patients treated with lumen-apposing metal stent for distal malignant biliary obstruction

Author	n, patients	EC-LAMS, n (%)	Technical success (%)	Clinical success (%)	Adverse events (%)
Kunda et al[50]	57	27 (47.4)	98.2	96.4	7
Tsuchiya et al[51]	19	19 (100)	100	94.7	36.8
Anderloni et al[48]	46	46 (100)	93.5	97.7	11.6
Jacques et al[55]	52	52 (100)	88.5	100	17.3

Clinical success is reported as percentage among patients with technical success. EC-LAMS: Electrocautery lumen-apposing metal stent.

Citation: Anderloni A, Troncone E, Fugazza A, Cappello A, Del Vecchio Blanco G, Monteleone G, Repici A. Lumen-apposing metal stents for malignant biliary obstruction: Is this the ultimate horizon of our experience? World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(29): 3857-3869
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