Metal and Plastic Biliary Stents to Drain Malignant Distal Biliary Strictures.

Metal and Plastic Biliary Stents to Drain Malignant Distal Biliary Strictures. Registry of the Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy.

Multicentric Italian registry aimed to evaluated the role and results of plastic and metal stents in the treatment of malignant distal biliary strictures

Inclusion Criteria:

• Malignant distal biliary stricture
• Need for Palliative and pre-operative biliary drainage
• Age > 18
• Signature of the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous endoscopic/radiological biliary drainage
• Stricture close to the main hepatic confluence(< 2 cm)
• Duodenal stenosis
• Post- surgical altered anatomy
• Benign disease