Efficacy and safety of SEMS insertion for palliation of nonresectable malignant biliary strictures: analyses of 94 consecutive cases

Background: Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) has proved to be the first line treatment option for palliation of patients (pts) with symptomatic cholestasis due to biliary strictures caused by nonresectable pancreato-biliary malignancies. However, at this date, there are small number of large-scale studies analyzing the safety and efficacy of placement of SEMS for palliation of malignant biliary strictures. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the long term technical and patient-related outcomes of cases where SEMS were used for management of malignant biliary stricture…