Uncovered metal stents provide effective drainage in malignant biliary stricture but their patency is affected by tissue ingrowth. Covered metal stents provide a longer patency rate than uncovered ...

Moss told his fans that he had undergone a surgery for bile duct cancer six days prior. The surgery was called a Whipple procedure. Moss also underwent a surgery on Thanksgiving to put a stent in ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer found in his bile duct between his ... He had a procedure to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving ...

Compared with the uncovered metal stents, covered metal stents have longer patency and a lower rate of tumor ingrowth, but have a higher rate of stent migration. To combat the occlusion and ...