ENDOSCOPIC METALLIC STENTING IN NON RESECTABLE CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA

ABSTRACTBackground: billiary drainage of malignant billiary obstruction due to advanced un-resectable cholangiocarcinoma could be done either by surgical,endoscopic or percutaneous method.Endoscopic stent placement(plastic or metallic) is a well-established treatment option for palliation of malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction in patients with unresectable disease.Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) is widely used now for the palliation of cholestasis in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma