Drug eluting biliary stents to decrease stent failure rates: A review of the literature

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 25, 2016; 8(2): 77-85
Published online Jan 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i2.77

Table 1 Current stent failure rates

Stent type	Stent failure rates in malignant obstruction
Plastic stents	30%-70%
Self expanding metal stents	19%-46%

Adapted from Ref.[31-37].

Citation: Shatzel J, Kim J, Sampath K, Syed S, Saad J, Hussain ZH, Mody K, Pipas JM, Gordon S, Gardner T, Rothstein RI. Drug eluting biliary stents to decrease stent failure rates: A review of the literature. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8(2): 77-85
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i2.77