Table 8.
Post-operative reintervention rate after stent implantation
| Study | Reference | Type of study | USEMS | CSEMS | P-value | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omata et al. (2004) | [8] | RCT | 72.0% | 32.0% | <0.05 | 
| Seo et al. (2019) | [20] | RCT | 1.9% | 3.6% | 0.99 | 
| Lee et al. (2013) | [12] | Retrospective study | 27.7% | 27.5% | ns | 
| Yamashita et al. (2022) | [18] | META | 22.3% | 19.8% | P < 0.01, I2 = 58% | 
USEMS, uncovered self-expanding metal stent; CSEMS, covered self-expanding metal stent; RCT, randomized–controlled trial; META, meta-analysis; ns, not significant.