Comparative efficacy and safety of local palliative therapeutics for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a Bayesian network meta-analysis

Stent placement combined with intraluminal radiofrequency ablation and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancers with biliary obstruction: a multicentre, retrospective, controlled study

(2021) Qing Gou et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview

(2021) Jacques Ferlay et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER

Effect of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation on the survival of patients with inoperable malignant biliary strictures: A large cohort study

(2021) Ming‐Xing Xia et al.   Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Improving biliary stent patency for malignant obstructive jaundice using endobiliary radiofrequency ablation: experience in 150 patients

(2021) Ya-Lin Kong et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

The combination of endoluminal radiofrequency ablation and metal stent implantation for the treatment of malignant biliary stenosis – Randomized study

(2021) Tomas Andrasina et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Evaluation and Management of Malignant Biliary Obstruction

(2021) Nadia V. Guardado et al.   Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Antireflux metal stent for biliary obstruction: any benefits?

(2020) Tsuyoshi Hamada et al.   Digestive Endoscopy

Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation plus a novel oral 5-fluorouracil compound versus radiofrequency ablation alone for unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

(2020) Jianfeng Yang et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation combined with biliary stent placement for treatment of malignant biliary obstruction

(2020) Tianzhu Yu et al.   Abdominal Radiology

Efficacy and safety of palliative endobiliary radiofrequency ablation using a novel temperature-controlled catheter for malignant biliary stricture: a single-center prospective randomized phase II TRIAL

(2020) Huapyong Kang et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Long-term results of ERCP- or PTCS-directed photodynamic therapy for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

(2020) Zongyan Li et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation plus plastic stent placement versus stent placement alone for unresectable extrahepatic biliary cancer: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

(2020) Dao-Jian Gao et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Percutaneous endobiliary ablation of malignant biliary strictures with a novel temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation device

(2020) Sadik Ahmet Uyanik et al.   Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

(2019) Jonathan A C Sterne et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation Prolongs Survival of Patients with Unresectable Hilar Cholangiocellular Carcinoma - A Case-Control Study

(2019) Arne Bokemeyer et al.   Scientific Reports

Long-term results of temperature-controlled endobiliary radiofrequency ablation in a normal swine model

(2018) Jae Hee Cho et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Radiofrequency ablation combined with biliary stent placement versus stent placement alone for malignant biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2018) Aijaz Ahmed Sofi et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Irradiation stents vs. conventional metal stents for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: A multicenter trial

(2018) Hai-Dong Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

(2018) Freddie Bray et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a randomized trial

(2018) Jianfeng Yang et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Efficacy of self-expandable metal stents in management of benign biliary strictures and comparison with multiple plastic stents: a meta-analysis

(2017) Muhammad Khan et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Clinical Outcomes Following Intravascular Imaging-Guided Versus Coronary Angiography–Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Stent Implantation

(2017) Sergio Buccheri et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions

Radiofrequency ablation for management of malignant biliary obstruction: a single-center experience and review of the literature

(2017) Amit Kumar Dutta et al.   Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation for Extrahepatic Distal Cholangiocarcinoma: A Method for Prolonging Stent Patency and Achieving Better Functional Status and Quality of Life

(2016) Tian-tian Wu et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Radiofrequency ablation for the management of occluded biliary metal stents

(2016) Abdurrahman Kadayifci et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Biliary Stent Placement for Nonresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction Improves Stent Patency but not Survival

(2016) Jianfeng Wang et al.   MEDICINE

Randomised controlled trial of temoporfin photodynamic therapy plus chemotherapy in nonresectable biliary carcinoma—PCS Nordic study

(2016) T. Hauge et al.   Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Treatment of unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma using hematoporphyrin photodynamic therapy: A prospective study

(2016) Jianfeng Yang et al.   Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Optimally estimating the sample mean from the sample size, median, mid-range, and/or mid-quartile range

(2016) Dehui Luo et al.   STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

Short-term effects and adverse events of endoscopically applied radiofrequency ablation appear to be comparable with photodynamic therapy in hilar cholangiocarcinoma

(2016) A Schmidt et al.   United European Gastroenterology Journal

The PRISMA Extension Statement for Reporting of Systematic Reviews Incorporating Network Meta-analyses of Health Care Interventions: Checklist and Explanations

(2015) Brian Hutton et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Analysis of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Biliary Malignant Strictures in Pancreatic Cancer Suggests Potential Survival Benefit

(2015) Yiannis Kallis et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography and Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Biliary Stent Placement for Malignant Biliary Obstruction

(2015) Teng-Fei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Mortality in patients treated with extended duration dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation: a pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomised trials

(2015) Tullio Palmerini et al.   LANCET

Safety and feasibility of endoscopic biliary radiofrequency ablation treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

(2015) A. Laquière et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range

(2015) Xiang Wan et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Comparison of Metal Stenting with Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Stenting Alone for Treating Malignant Biliary Strictures: Is There an Added Benefit?

(2014) Reem Z. Sharaiha et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Endoscopic treatment options for cholangiocarcinomas

(2014) Klaus Mönkemüller et al.   Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

ERCP-directed radiofrequency ablation and photodynamic therapy are associated with comparable survival in the treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma

(2014) Daniel S. Strand et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Network Meta-Analysis Using R: A Review of Currently Available Automated Packages

(2014) Binod Neupane et al.   PLoS One

Novel biliary self-expanding metal stents: indications and applications

(2014) Daniel Blero et al.   Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Asia-Pacific consensus recommendations for endoscopic and interventional management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma

(2013) Rungsun Rerknimitr et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Longterm outcome of photodynamic therapy compared with biliary stenting alone in patients with advanced hilar cholangiocarcinoma

(2012) Young Koog Cheon et al.   HPB

Critical evaluation of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for the assessment of the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses

(2010) Andreas Stang   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

R0 but not R1/R2 resection is associated with better survival than palliative photodynamic therapy in biliary tract cancer

(2010) Wolf-Rudiger Matull et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Checking consistency in mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis

(2010) S. Dias et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

Rejoinder to commentaries on ‘The BUGS project: Evolution, critique and future directions’

(2009) David Lunn et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma: Comparison of Survival in Biliary Stenting Alone Versus Stenting With Photodynamic Therapy

(2008) Michel Kahaleh et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology