Table 5.
Review of biliary stent trimming
| Auther | Total No. of cases | SEMS | No. of case | Setting of APC system | Procedural time | Success rate |
| Demarquay et al[4] | 3 | Uncovered Wallstent | 3 | 85 W, coag. 0.8 L/min | NA | 100% (3/3) |
| Vanbiervliet et al[10] | 24 | Uncovered Wallstent | 23 | 70-80 W, coag. 0.8 L/min | < 30 min | 95.7% (22/23) |
| Covered Wallstent | 1 | 70-80 W, coag. 0.8 L/min | < 30 min | 0% (0/1) | ||
| Guda et al[11] | 2 | Uncovered Wallstent | 1 | 80 W, coag. 2.0 L/min | NA | 100% (1/1) |
| Uncovered Wallstent | 1 | 60 W, coag. 2.0 L/min | NA | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Rerknimitr et al[12] | 2 | Covered Wallstent | 1 | 60 W, coag. 0.8 L/min | 20 min | 100% (1/1) |
| Uncovered Wallstent | 1 | 70 W, coag. 0.8 L/min | NA | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Christiaens et al[13] | 2 | Uncovered SEMS (nitinol) | 1 | 60 W, coag. 1.8 L/min | NA | 100% (1/1) |
| Uncovered SEMS (nitinol) | 1 | 60 W, coag. 1.8 L/min | NA | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Present study | 8 | Covered Wallstent | 3 | 60-80 W, coag. 1.5 L/min | < 20 min | 100% (3/3) |
| Uncovered Wallstent | 1 | 60-80 W, coag. 1.5 L/min | 12 min | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Niti-S Biliary ComVi Stent | 4 | 60-80 W, coag. 1.5 L/min | < 20 min | 100% (4/4) |
NA: Not available; SEMS: Self-expandable metallic stent; APC: Argon plasma coagulation; coag.: Coagulation mode.