Abstract:Background: Malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ) has a low immediate surgery rate (10-20%) and a poor post-resection survival rate. Although several clinical results have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of stent placement combined with radioactive seeds, the existing implantation methods are time consuming and prone to error. In this study, we introduced a self-made delivery system and novel implantation method for a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) with 125 I seed strand and evaluated its feasibilit… Show more
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