Self‐expanding metal stents for acute refractory esophageal variceal bleeding: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
McCarty TR, Njei B. Self‐expanding metal stents for acute refractory esophageal variceal bleeding: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Digestive Endoscopy 2016, 28: 539-547. PMID: 26845490, PMCID: PMC4940258, DOI: 10.1111/den.12626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal variceal bleedingVariceal bleedingSEMS placementSystematic reviewAcute esophageal variceal bleedingAcute esophageal variceal hemorrhagePooled clinical success rateSelf-expanding metal stent placementSelf-expanding metal stentsFreeman-Tukey variantTotal adverse eventsConventional medical therapyClinical success rateEsophageal variceal hemorrhageCochrane Library databasesMetal stent placementSearch of PubMedWeb of SciencePortal hypertensionVariceal hemorrhageAdverse eventsSevere complicationsBand ligationMedical therapySignificant morbidity