Utility of bilateral intraductal plastic stent for malignant hilar biliary obstruction compared with bilateral self-expandable metal stent: a propensity score–matched cohort analysis
Mitsuru Okuno, Keisuke Iwata, Takuji Iwashita, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Kota Shimojo, Yosuke Ohashi, Yuhei Iwasa, Akihiko Senju, Shota Iwata, Ryuichi Tezuka, Hironao Ichikawa, Naoki Mita, Shinya Uemura, Kensaku Yoshida, Akinori Maruta, Eiichi Tomita, Ichiro Yasuda, Masahito Shimizu
Topics & Concepts
MedicineStentHazard ratioSurgeryPropensity score matchingConfidence intervalSelf-expandable metallic stentCohortBiliary drainageRetrospective cohort studyAdverse effectProportional hazards modelRadiologyInternal medicineGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersEsophageal and GI PathologyPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments