title: Biliary stents: models and methods for endoscopic stenting.
abstract: Biliary stenting is widely used to palliate malignant obstruction or to treat benign biliary diseases. Recently, the most important changes have related to self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs), which are now available in a wide variety of designs, and to treatment techniques. This article is part of a combined publication that expresses the current view of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) about endoscopic biliary stenting: a technology review describes the stent models and stenting techniques, and a separate clinical guideline states the evidence and recommendations regarding stenting.
authors: Service of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. jmdumonceau@hotmail.com
authors: J-M
authors: JM
authors: Dumonceau
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Heresbach
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Devière
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Costamagna
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Beilenhoff
authors: A
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authors: Riphaus