Biliary palliation for unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: surgical bypass or self-expanding metal stent?

Background null Standard of care guidelines endorse self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) rather than open surgical biliary bypass (OSBB) for biliary palliation in the setting of unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This study used competing risk analysis to compare short- and long-term morbidity and overall survival among patients undergoing SEMS or OSBB after unresectable or metastatic disease is identified at the time of...