Huibregtse K, Haverkamp H J, Tytgat G N
Endoscopy. 1981 Sep;13(5):217-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1021688.
An endoscopic method for positioning a large-caliber (3.2 mm) biliary endoprosthesis is described. In 3 patients with malignant jaundice the endoprosthesis provided definitive relief of jaundice until death 4 1/2, 15 and 17 weeks respectively after the introduction of the prosthesis.