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    Nitinol versus steel partially covered self-expandable metal stent for malignant distal biliary obstruction: a randomized trial.

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    Covered nitinol alloy self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) have been developed to overcome the shortcomings of steel SEMS in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. In a randomized, multicenter trial, we compared stent patency, patient survival, and adverse events in patients with partly covered stents made from steel or nitinol
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