This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Durability of the balloon-expandable covered versus bare-metal stents in the Covered versus Balloon Expandable Stent Trial (COBEST) for the treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg 2016; 64: 83-94.
Published: 21st September 2016
Authors: Mwipatayi BP, Sharma S, Daneshmand A, Thomas SD, Vijayan V, Altaf N et al.
Conclusion
Some 77 of the original 125 patients were available for study at 5 years. Covered stenting improved patency at all times up to five years, when 74.7 per cent were patent compared to 62.5 per cent of bare metal stents (p=0.01).
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