720 Self-Expanding Metal Stents for Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures Secondary to Chronic Pancreatitis - Long Term Results in a Multi-Center Study

Treatment of benign biliary strictures secondary to chronic pancreatitis (CP) using fully covered self-expanding metal stents (FCSEMS) was previously shown to provide successful management of biliary obstruction during stent indwell with acceptable complication profile through stent removal and promising short term clinical response. The results of long term follow-up after stent removal are unknown. This report provides the first multicenter results of FCSEMS therapy at median follow-up of 3 years after the end of the stenting period.