Non-superiority of lumen-apposing metal stents over plastic stents for drainage of walled-off necrosis in a randomised trial

Young Bang, Ji; Navaneethan, Udayakumar; K. Hasan, Muhammad; Sutton, Bryce; H. Hawes, Robert; Varadarajulu, Shyam

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315335

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Non-superiority of lumen-apposing metal stents over plastic stents for drainage of walled-off necrosis in a randomised trial

Published in Gut • Jun 1, 2018

Authors:

Ji Young Bang

Udayakumar Navaneethan

Muhammad K. Hasan

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Although lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are increasingly used for drainage of walled-off necrosis (WON), their advantage over plastic stents is unclear. We compared efficacy of LAMS and plastic stents for WON drainage. DESIGN: Patients with WON were randomised to endoscopic ultrasound...

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Medicine

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Stent

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