Covered versus uncovered self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) are widely used for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). There are two types of SEMS, covered and uncovered, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety between uncovered and cove...

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Main Authors: Pan, Ya-min, Pan, Ji, Guo, Li-kun, Qiu, Min, Zhang, Jia-jun
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190394/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25270550
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-170
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