Publications by authors named "Isolde Tschurtschenthaler"
Management of occluded self-expanding biliary metal stents in malignant biliary disease.
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int
February 2018
Background: Occlusion of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) in malignant biliary obstruction occurs in up to 40% of patients. This study aimed to compare the different techniques to resolve stent occlusion in our collective of patients.
Methods: Patients with malignant biliary obstruction and occlusion of biliary metal stent at a tertiary referral endoscopic center were retrospectively identified between April 1, 1994 and May 31, 2014.