Catalano, MF; Geenen, JE; Lehman, GA; Siegel, JH; Jacob, L; Mckinley, MJ; Raijman, I; Meier, P; Jacobson, I; Kozarek, R; Al-Kawas, FH; Lo, SK; Dua, KS; Baille, J; Ginsberg, GG; Parsons, W; Meyerson, SM; Cohen, S; Nelson, DB; Mchattie, JD; Carr-Locke, DL; ,
Premature stent clogging is the major limitation with plastic stents used in the treatment of malignant biliary structures. A pilot study suggested improved duration of patency of the Tannenbaum stent compared with polyethylene stents. The aim of this prospective, multicenter randomized trial was to compare the Tannenbaum Teflon stent with a conventional polyethylene endoprosthesis (Cotton-Leung biliary stent set) for the treatment of malignant biliary strictures.