Efficacy and safety of plastic and metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound guided-biliary drainage in elderly patients

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2025; 17(12): 110136
Published online Dec 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i12.110136

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Figure 2 Comparison of the time to recurrent biliary obstruction between the metallic stent group and the plastic stent group. A: All patients; B: Patients with malignancy; C: Patients without antegrade stenting; D: Patients with malignancy without antegrade stenting. RBO: Recurrent biliary obstruction; MS: Metallic stent; PS: Plastic stent; TRBO: Time to recurrent biliary obstruction; AGS: Antegrade stenting.

Citation: Sugimoto M, Nakajima Y, Takeda Y, Sato Y, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Asama H, Shimizu H, Sato K, Ohira R, Nakamura J, Kato T, Yanagita T, Otsuka M, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Efficacy and safety of plastic and metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound guided-biliary drainage in elderly patients. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(12): 110136
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Sugimoto M, Nakajima Y, Takeda Y, Sato Y, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Asama H, Shimizu H, Sato K, Ohira R, Nakamura J, Kato T, Yanagita T, Otsuka M, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Efficacy and safety of plastic and metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound guided-biliary drainage in elderly patients. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(12): 110136 [PMID: 41479937 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i12.110136]

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