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Medicine, General & Internal |
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Editorial |
| Article Title |
Stent selection in elderly biliary drainage: A pragmatic guide from benign to malignant
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Amira A A Othman |
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| Corresponding Author |
Amira A A Othman, Lecturer, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Department of Internal Medicine, Suez University, Cairo-Suez Road, Suez 43511, Egypt. amira.othman@med.suezuni.edu.eg |
| Key Words |
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage; Elderly; Stent selection; Clinical decision-making; Biliary obstruction |
| Core Tip |
With population aging, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage is increasingly performed in frail, comorbid patients. The study by Sugimoto et al provides critical evidence that stent selection in elderly patients should be individualized: Plastic stents are suitable for benign conditions due to easier exchange and reintervention, while metal stents better serve malignant obstruction by offering longer patency and reducing repeat procedures. This editorial integrates their results into a pragmatic, patient-centered framework for geriatric endoscopic practice and underscores the urgent need for prospective, multicenter studies to define optimal stent choice and procedural strategies in this vulnerable population. |
| Citation |
Othman AAA. Stent selection in elderly biliary drainage: A pragmatic guide from benign to malignant. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; 18(1): 116517 |
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2026-01-04 02:34 |
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2026-01-04 14:57 |
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Articles in Press |
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2026-01-04 14:57 |
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2026-01-05 09:42 |
| ISSN |
1948-5190 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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