Evaluation of fully covered self-expanding metal stents in benign biliary strictures and bile leaks

Figure 1 Stent patency rate (%) in patients with benign biliary strictures after insertion of fully covered self-expanding metal stents plotted against stent duration (d). A: Stent patency rate (%) in 12 patients with benign biliary strictures after insertion of fully covered self-expanding metal stents plotted against stent duration; B: Bile leak resolution rate (%) in 5 patients with bile leaks after insertion of fully covered self-expanding metal stents plotted against stent duration (d).