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Updated: May 31, 2026

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction

Published on: March 25, 2022

Plastic biliary stents for malignant biliary diseases.

Inge Huibregtse1, Paul Fockens

  • 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
|June 21, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Plastic biliary stents, used for over 30 years, face challenges like obstruction. This review covers their history and current use in malignant biliary diseases, noting limited success in improving stent patency.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Medical Device Engineering

Background:

  • Plastic biliary endoprostheses have seen minimal innovation in over three decades.
  • Despite the advent of metal stents, plastic stents remain prevalent in clinical practice.
  • Significant efforts to mitigate plastic biliary stent obstruction have yielded limited clinical success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the historical development of plastic biliary stents.
  • To discuss the contemporary application of plastic stents in managing malignant biliary diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of historical and current research on plastic biliary endoprostheses.
  • Analysis of clinical data regarding the efficacy and limitations of plastic stents.

Main Results:

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Last Updated: May 31, 2026

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
07:44

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction

Published on: March 25, 2022

  • Plastic biliary stent technology has remained largely static for over 30 years.
  • Stent obstruction continues to be a major clinical challenge, with few successful interventions.
  • Plastic stents are still widely employed for malignant biliary obstruction.

Conclusions:

  • The long-term efficacy of plastic biliary stents is hampered by persistent issues, primarily obstruction.
  • Further innovation is needed to overcome the limitations of current plastic stent technology for malignant biliary diseases.