Plastic stents in particular are associated with ... obstructive jaundice in patients who are surgical candidates for pancreatic cancer should be abandoned, at least if plastic stents are used.

A duodenal stricture complicates biliary stent placement in 10–20% of patients with distal biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer. When both strictures are considered, a biliary stent can ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...