Threaded biliary inside stents are a safe and effective therapeutic option in cases of malignant hilar obstruction

[1] Nordback IH(1994)Unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: percutaneous versus operative palliation Surgery 115 597-603

[2] Pitt HA(2005)Stage does not predict survival after resection of hilar cholangiocarcinomas promoting an aggressive operative approach Am J Surg 190 810-815

[3] Coleman J(1993)Plastic endoprostheses versus metal stents in the palliative treatment of malignant hilar biliary obstruction. A prospective and randomized trial Endoscopy 25 213-218

[4] Venbrux AC(2000)Endoscopic bilateral metal stent placement for malignant hilar stenoses: identification of optimal technique Gastrointest Endosc 51 334-338

[5] Dooley WC(2007)Endoscopic bilateral metal stent placement for advanced hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a pilot study of a newly designed Y stent Gastrointest Endosc 66 364-369

[6] Yeu NN(2001)Why do bilioduodenal plastic stents become occluded? A clinical and pathological investigation on 100 consecutive patients Endoscopy 33 786-790

[7] Cameron JL(1988)The role of bacteria in the blockage of biliary stents Gastrointest Endosc 34 19-22

[8] Zervos EE(2008)Plastic versus self-expanding metallic stents for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study J Clin Gastroenterol 42 1040-1046

[9] Osborne D(1998)A prospective randomized trial of Teflon versus polyethylene stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction Endoscopy 30 681-686

[10] Goldin SB(2000)Hydrophilic hydromer-coated polyurethane stents versus uncoated stents in malignant biliary obstruction: a randomized trial Gastrointest Endosc 51 8-11

[1] Nordback IH(1994)Unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: percutaneous versus operative palliation Surgery 115 597-603

[2] Pitt HA(2005)Stage does not predict survival after resection of hilar cholangiocarcinomas promoting an aggressive operative approach Am J Surg 190 810-815

[3] Coleman J(1993)Plastic endoprostheses versus metal stents in the palliative treatment of malignant hilar biliary obstruction. A prospective and randomized trial Endoscopy 25 213-218

[4] Venbrux AC(2000)Endoscopic bilateral metal stent placement for malignant hilar stenoses: identification of optimal technique Gastrointest Endosc 51 334-338

[5] Dooley WC(2007)Endoscopic bilateral metal stent placement for advanced hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a pilot study of a newly designed Y stent Gastrointest Endosc 66 364-369

[6] Yeu NN(2001)Why do bilioduodenal plastic stents become occluded? A clinical and pathological investigation on 100 consecutive patients Endoscopy 33 786-790

[7] Cameron JL(1988)The role of bacteria in the blockage of biliary stents Gastrointest Endosc 34 19-22

[8] Zervos EE(2008)Plastic versus self-expanding metallic stents for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study J Clin Gastroenterol 42 1040-1046

[9] Osborne D(1998)A prospective randomized trial of Teflon versus polyethylene stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction Endoscopy 30 681-686

[10] Goldin SB(2000)Hydrophilic hydromer-coated polyurethane stents versus uncoated stents in malignant biliary obstruction: a randomized trial Gastrointest Endosc 51 8-11