Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	20040
Country	Japan

Received	2015-05-28 10:39
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Revised	2015-07-16 06:57
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Current status of endoscopic biliary drainage for unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hironari Kato, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hirofumi Kawamoto and Hiroyuki Okada
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Corresponding Author	Hironari Kato, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. katou-h@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Malignant hilar biliary obstruction; Biliary drainage; Metallic stents; Stent-in-stent; Side-by-side
Core Tip	The development of useful surgical devices, such as plastic or metallic stents, catheters and guidewires, has allowed us to achieve successful endos-copic drainage for unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures (UMHBS), a technically demanding procedure. However, the most appropriate method of endoscopic drainage for UMHBS remains a contentious issue: for instance, whether to use a unilateral or bilateral drainage, or a stent-in-stent or side-by-side method for the deployment of bilateral metallic stents (MS) to accomplish successful deployments of bilateral MS. Further critical investigations of more effective devices and techniques, and increased randomized controlled trials are warranted to resolve these important issues.
Publish Date	2015-08-28 18:30
Citation	Kato H, Tsutsumi K, Kawamoto H, Okada H. Current status of endoscopic biliary drainage for unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(11): 1032-1038
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i11/1032.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1032

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