Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2862
Country	Canada

Received	2013-03-19 21:02
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-20 12:58
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-07-04 11:19
Revised	2013-07-17 20:35
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2013-09-05 11:16
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-09-05 12:46
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-11-29 10:08
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-12-18 10:00

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Randomized trial in malignant biliary obstruction: Plastic vs partially covered metal stents
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Peter L Moses, Khalid M AlNaamani, Alan N Barkun, Stuart R Gordon, Roger D Mitty, M Stanley Branch, Thomas E Kowalski, Myriam Martel and Viviane Adam
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Research Funding from Boston Scientific Inc to Barkun AN Research Funding from Cook Endoscopy to Branch MS Research Funding from Pentax Corp to Kowalski TE
Corresponding Author	Alan N Barkun, MD, CM, FRCP(C), FACP, FAGA, FACG, MSc, Chairholder, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal General Hospital site, 1650 Cedar Avenue, room D16.125, Montréal H3G 1A4, Canada. alan.barkun@muhc.mcgill.ca
Key Words	Randomized; Biliary; Obstruction; Stent; Plastic; Metal; Palliative; Common bile duct
Core Tip	This randomized trial is one of very few comparing partially covered self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) to 10 French plastic stent (PS) in the contemporary palliation of malignant biliary obstruction. In 85 patients, time to stent failure was significantly longer (385.3 ± 52.5 d) in SEMS vs PS (153.3 ± 19.8 d), P = 0.006. Time to death did not differ (192.3 ± 23.4 d for SEMS vs 211.5 ± 28.0 d for PS, P = 0.70). Amongst other measured outcomes, only cholangitis differed and was more common in PS (4.9% vs 24.5%, P = 0.029).
Publish Date	2013-12-18 10:00
Citation	Moses PL, AlNaamani KM, Barkun AN, Gordon SR, Mitty RD, Branch MS, Kowalski TE, Martel M, Adam V. Randomized trial in malignant biliary obstruction: Plastic vs partially covered metal stents. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(46): 8638-8646
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i46/8638.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8638

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Peer-review Report	2862-Peer reviews.pdf