Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents With an Anti-Migration System Improve Patency Duration Without Increased Complications Compared With Uncovered Stents for Distal Biliary Obstruction Caused by Pancreatic Carcinoma: A Randomized Multicenter Trial

No Benefit of Covered vs Uncovered Self-Expandable Metal Stents in Patients With Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: A Meta-analysis

(2012) Majid A. Almadi et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Comparison of partially covered nitinol stents with partially covered stainless stents as a historical control in a multicenter study of distal malignant biliary obstruction: the WATCH study

(2012) Hiroyuki Isayama et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Paclitaxel-eluting covered metal stents versus covered metal stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction: a prospective comparative pilot study

(2011) Tae Jun Song et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing the patency of covered and uncovered self-expandable metal stents for palliation of distal malignant bile duct obstruction

(2011) Atif Saleem et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Fully Covered Self-expandable Metal Stents are Effective and Safe to Treat Distal Malignant Biliary Strictures, Irrespective of Surgical Resectability Status

(2011) Ali A. Siddiqui et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Percutaneous Palliation of Pancreatic Head Cancer: Randomized Comparison of ePTFE/FEP–Covered Versus Uncovered Nitinol Biliary Stents

(2010) Miltiadis Krokidis et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

All wrapped up: metal biliary stents and the effect of stent coverings

(2010) Field F. Willingham   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Clinical outcomes of nitinol and stainless steel uncovered metal stents for malignant biliary strictures: is there a difference?

(2010) Brian R. Weston et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

A randomized trial comparing uncovered and partially covered self-expandable metal stents in the palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction

(2010) Jennifer J. Telford et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Covered versus uncovered self-expandable nitinol stents in the palliative treatment of malignant distal biliary obstruction: results from a randomized, multicenter study

(2010) Eric Kullman et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Percutaneous Treatment of Malignant Jaundice Due to Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Covered Viabil Stent Versus Uncovered Wallstents

(2009) Miltiadis Krokidis et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Management of Complications Associated with Partially Covered Biliary Metal Stents

(2009) Henry Ho et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Comparative performance of uncoated, self-expanding metal biliary stents of different designs in 2 diameters: final results of an international multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

(2009) Burr J. Loew et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Measurement of radial and axial forces of biliary self-expandable metallic stents

(2009) Hiroyuki Isayama et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Uncovered Versus Covered Self-Expanding Metallic Stents for Inoperable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Study

(2009) Young Deok Cho et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Management of distal malignant biliary obstruction with the ComVi stent, a new covered metallic stent

(2009) Hiroyuki Isayama et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Covered (CSEMS) Versus Uncovered Self-Expandable Metal Stents (USEMS) for the Palliation of Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction (MDBO): Interim Analysis

(2008) Ferran Gonzalez-Huix et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY