Retained Biliary Plastic Stents: Clinical Presentation, Complications, and Management
oleh: Nitish Patwardhan, Aditya Kale, Biswa Ranjan Patra, Shashank Pujalwar, Arun Vaidya, Sidharth Harindranath, Ankita Singh, Vaibhav Padole, Jitendra Yadav, Akash Shukla
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Background Biliary plastic stent (PS) mandates timely removal or replacement. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had affected the accessibility to medical therapy resulting in delay. We evaluated the burden of retained biliary PS, clinical profile, and impact of COVID-19 pandemic on stent retention.