Background Surgery on patients with malignant obstructive jaundice carries increased risks
of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Preoperative biliary drainage has been developed …

Introduction In pancreatic cancer, preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) increases
complications compared with surgery without PBD, demonstrated by a recent randomised …

Background This study was performed to compare a metal stent (MS) and plastic stent (PS)
in terms of efficacy and complications during neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) and the …

Background and Aims Preoperative biliary drainage with self-expanding metal stents
(SEMSs) brings liver function within an acceptable range in preparation for neoadjuvant …

Background and study aims: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy
(EUS-CDS) has gained popularity as an alternative to percutaneous biliary drainage for …

Objectives This single‐center comparative randomized superiority study compared biliary
stenting using fully covered self‐expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) and biliary stenting …

Background Self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) are used to relieve malignant biliary
obstruction. Objective To compare outcomes between covered self-expandable metal stents …

OBJECTIVES: Controversy exists regarding whether to place a plastic or a metal endobiliary
stent in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer who require biliary drainage. Although …

Background: Perineural invasion (PNI) has been reported as one of the sources of
locoregional recurrence in resected pancreatic cancer (PC). However the impact of PNI in …

AIM: To determine the optimal method of endoscopic preoperative biliary drainage for
malignant distal biliary obstruction. METHODS: Multicenter retrospective study was …