BACKGROUND & AIMS: We examined the use of both covered and uncovered Wallstents in patients with malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction to determine whether use of covered Wallstents prolonged stent patency without increasing procedure-related complications. METHODS: Commercially available silicone-covered Wallstents were prospectively evaluated in 98 patients who underwent insertion from December 2002-December 2004. Those data were compared with data obtained by retrospectively studying 108 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic insertion of uncovered Wallstents between January 2000-November 2002, and for whom accurate and complete follow-up details were available. RESULTS: The mean stent patency was similar for both groups, 148.9 days (range, 3-667 days) for covered Wallstents and 143.5 days (3-910 days) for uncovered Wallstents (P = .531). The 2 groups also did not significantly differ in terms of cumulative stent patency according to the Kaplan-Meier lifetime table. The incidence of mild pancreatitis was similar in both groups, occurring in 6 patients with covered stents (6/98, 6.1%) and 2 patients with uncovered stents (2/108, 1.9%) (P = .154). Excluding those patients who had previously undergone cholecystectomy, acute cholecystitis occurred in 5 of 88 patients with covered Wallstents (6.1%) and 1 of 100 patients with uncovered stents (1%) (P = .104). Stent migration occurred in 6 patients with covered stents (6.1%) and 0 patients with uncovered stents (P = .011). CONCLUSION: Covered Wallstents might not prolong stent patency compared with uncovered Wallstents when used in the management of malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We examined the use of both covered and uncovered Wallstents in patients with malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction to determine whether use of covered Wallstents prolonged stent patency without increasing procedure-related complications. METHODS: Commercially available silicone-covered Wallstents were prospectively evaluated in 98 patients who underwent insertion from December 2002-December 2004. Those data were compared with data obtained by retrospectively studying 108 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic insertion of uncovered Wallstents between January 2000-November 2002, and for whom accurate and complete follow-up details were available. RESULTS: The mean stent patency was similar for both groups, 148.9 days (range, 3-667 days) for covered Wallstents and 143.5 days (3-910 days) for uncovered Wallstents (P = .531). The 2 groups also did not significantly differ in terms of cumulative stent patency according to the Kaplan-Meier lifetime table. The incidence of mild pancreatitis was similar in both groups, occurring in 6 patients with covered stents (6/98, 6.1%) and 2 patients with uncovered stents (2/108, 1.9%) (P = .154). Excluding those patients who had previously undergone cholecystectomy, acute cholecystitis occurred in 5 of 88 patients with covered Wallstents (6.1%) and 1 of 100 patients with uncovered stents (1%) (P = .104). Stent migration occurred in 6 patients with covered stents (6.1%) and 0 patients with uncovered stents (P = .011). CONCLUSION: Covered Wallstents might not prolong stent patency compared with uncovered Wallstents when used in the management of malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction.
Authors: Won Jae Yoon; Ji Kon Ryu; Jung Won Lee; Dong-Won Ahn; Yong-Tae Kim; Yong Bum Yoon; Sang Myung Woo; Woo Jin Lee Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2010-11-14 Impact factor: 5.742
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