Table 1.
Comparison of the main studies reporting patients treated with lumen-apposing metal stent for distal malignant biliary obstruction
| Author | n, patients | EC-LAMS, n (%) | Technical success (%) | Clinical success (%) | Adverse events (%) |
| Kunda et al[50] | 57 | 27 (47.4) | 98.2 | 96.4 | 7 |
| Tsuchiya et al[51] | 19 | 19 (100) | 100 | 94.7 | 36.8 |
| Anderloni et al[48] | 46 | 46 (100) | 93.5 | 97.7 | 11.6 |
| Jacques et al[55] | 52 | 52 (100) | 88.5 | 100 | 17.3 |
Clinical success is reported as percentage among patients with technical success. EC-LAMS: Electrocautery lumen-apposing metal stent.