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

Effect of covered metallic stents compared with plastic stents on benign biliary stricture resolution: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2016; 315: 1250-1257.

Published: 3rd August 2016

Authors: Coté GA, Slivka A, Tarnasky P, Mullady DK, Elmunzer J, Elta G et al.

Conclusion

Stricture resolution was 92.6 per cent with a single metallic stent compared to 85.4 per cent with plastic stents (P<0.001) in this study that included 112 patients. Mean number of ERCPs required was also lower with metallic stents: 2.1 versus 3.24 (P<0.001).

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