Fully covered metal biliary stents confer a higher risk of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Mar 5, 2026; 17(1): 112872
Published online Mar 5, 2026. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i1.112872

Table 1 Baseline characteristics by type of stent, n (%)

	No stent (n = 1979)	Plastic (n = 984)	FCSEMS (n = 319)	UCSEMS (n = 154)
Age, mean ± SD, years	63.5 ± 18.1	63.9 ± 17.2	66.6 ± 15.8	70.7 ± 12.1
Female	1127 (57)	506 (51)	148 (46)	62 (40)
Indication
Benign	1888 (95)	835 (85)	186 (58)	1 (1)
Malignant	91 (5)	149 (15)	133 (42)	153 (99)
Intact papilla	1123 (57)	613 (62)	193 (61)	93 (60)
Sphincterotomy
Precut sphincterotomy	70 (4)	47 (5)	11 (3)	6 (4)
Biliary sphincterotomy	1040 (53)	593 (60)	190 (60)	85 (55)
Sphincteroplasty	114 (6)	81 (8)	20 (6)	5 (3)
PEP prophylaxis
Rectal indomethacin	514 (26.0)	270 (27.4)	77 (24.1)	30 (19.5)
PD stent	152 (7.7)	132 (13.4)	34 (10.7)	2 (1.3)

FCSEMS: Fully covered self-expanding metal stents; PD: Pancreatic duct stent; PEP: Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis; UCSEMS: Uncovered self-expanding metal stents; SD: Standard deviation.

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Citation: Zhang LY, Tikhe D, Shrigiriwar A, Ermerak G, Lee HH, Sin L, Turner I, Edwards P, Abi-Hanna D, Hourigan L, Kostalas S, Bassan M. Fully covered metal biliary stents confer a higher risk of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; 17(1): 112872
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Zhang LY, Tikhe D, Shrigiriwar A, Ermerak G, Lee HH, Sin L, Turner I, Edwards P, Abi-Hanna D, Hourigan L, Kostalas S, Bassan M. Fully covered metal biliary stents confer a higher risk of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; 17(1): 112872 [PMID: 41809211 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i1.112872]

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