Lim SG, Kim JH, Lee KM, Shin SJ, Kim CG, Kim KH, Kim HG, Yang CH. Conformable covered versus uncovered self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant
gastroduodenal obstruction: a randomized prospective study.
Dig Liver Dis 2014;
46:603-8. [PMID:
24675035 DOI:
10.1016/j.dld.2014.02.024]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
A conformable self-expandable metallic stent was developed to overcome the limitation of previous self-expandable metallic stents. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes after placement of conformable covered and uncovered self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant gastroduodenal obstruction.
METHODS
A single-blind, randomized, parallel-group, prospective study were conducted in 4 medical centres between March 2009 and July 2012. 134 patients with unresectable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction were assigned to a covered double-layered (n=66) or uncovered unfixed-cell braided (n=68) stent placement group. Primary analysis was performed to compare re-intervention rates between two groups.
RESULTS
120 patients were analysed (59 in the covered group and 61 in the uncovered group). Overall rates of re-intervention were not significantly different between the two groups: 13/59 (22.0%) in the covered group vs. 13/61 (21.3%) in the uncovered group, p=0.999. Stent migration was more frequent in the covered group than in the uncovered group (p=0.003). The tumour ingrowth rate was higher in the uncovered group than in the covered group (p=0.016).
CONCLUSIONS
The rates of re-intervention did not significantly differ between the two stents. Conformable covered double-layered and uncovered unfixed-cell braided stents were associated with different patterns of stent malfunction.
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