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Plastic stents versus fully covered self-expandable metallic stents for biliary tract strictures in adults with non-cancerous bile duct lesions

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To evaluate the benefits and harms of fully covered self-expandable metallic stents for the treatment of biliary tract strictures in adults with non-cancerous bile duct lesions comparted to plastic stents.

This is a protocol.

Health topics:

Gastroenterology & hepatology > Gallbladder & bile duct disease > Bile duct strictures

Published:

27 February 2023

Authors:

Giusti MFranchini, Linhares MMoura, Riera R, Kleinubing DR, Fonseca AV, Takahashi AA, Waisberg J

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Giusti MFranchini, Linhares MMoura, Riera R, Kleinubing DR, Fonseca AV, Takahashi AA, Waisberg J. Plastic stents versus fully covered self-expandable metallic stents for biliary tract strictures in adults with non-cancerous bile duct lesions (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD014552. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014552.