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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2015; 21(43): 12468-12481
Published online Nov 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12468
Self-expandable metal stents for malignant gastric outlet obstruction: A pooled analysis of prospective literature
Emo E van Halsema, Erik AJ Rauws, Paul Fockens, Jeanin E van Hooft
Emo E van Halsema, Erik AJ Rauws, Paul Fockens, Jeanin E van Hooft, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Author contributions: van Halsema EE, Rauws EAJ, Fockens P and van Hooft JE contributed to conception and design, analysis and interpretation of the data, drafting of the article and final approval of the article; Rauws EAJ, Fockens P and van Hooft JE contributed to critical revision of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Emo E van Halsema and Erik AJ Rauws no conflict of interest; Paul Fockens doing consultancy work for Boston Scientific, Covidien and Olympus Medical Systems; Jeanin van Hooft doing consultancy work for Cook Medical, Boston Scientific, Covidien and Abbott.
Data sharing statement: All data in this systematic review were extracted from the original articles and are presented in the literature Table 1. No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Jeanin E van Hooft, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Room C2-116, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.e.vanhooft@amc.uva.nl
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Received: April 28, 2015
Peer-review started: May 6, 2015
First decision: July 14, 2015
Revised: July 17, 2015
Accepted: October 12, 2015
Article in press: October 13, 2015
Published online: November 21, 2015
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Core tip: In this pooled analysis of the prospective literature published since January 2009, we provide an extensive overview of the clinical outcomes of stent placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction. We analyzed the technical and clinical success, stent dysfunction, stent patency, perforation, bleeding and overall survival in 1281 patients treated with enteral stent placement.