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Treatment by ERCP with a single plastic biliary stent has been disappointing. Multiple plastic stents are more successful but make the procedure more time consuming than treatment with a fully covered self-expandable metal stent (fcSEMS). The most efficient stenting duration of BBS caused by CP is not known.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this multicenter prospective randomized study was to compare the safety and feasibility of 10\u00a0mm diameter fcSEMSs placed for 12\u00a0months versus 12\u00a0mm diameter fcSEMSs placed for 6\u00a0months in the treatment of BBS caused by CP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The patients were randomized into two groups: either 10\u00a0mm diameter fcSEMS for 12\u00a0months or 12\u00a0mm diameter fcSEMS for 6\u00a0months. After stent removal, the patients were followed up at 6 and 24\u00a0months with liver function tests and abdominal ultrasound.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 62 consecutive patients undergoing ERCP for the treatment of BBS at six centers were enrolled. Four patients in the 10\u00a0mm group and five in the 12\u00a0mm group were excluded due to a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and two in the 10\u00a0mm and four in the 12\u00a0mm group were excluded because of death from other causes during the 2-year follow-up. In the 10\u00a0mm group, one stent became impacted in the bile duct necessitating hepaticojejunostomy; this patient was also excluded from the final analysis. The final sample size was 24 patients in the 10\u00a0mm group and 22 in the 12\u00a0mm group. In the 12\u00a0mm group, one stent migrated requiring re-stenting. Recurrent strictures occurred in 3 of 24 patients (13%) in the 10\u00a0mm group and in 4 of 22 patients (18%) in the 12\u00a0mm group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.694).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both types of fcSEMS are effective in the treatment of BBS secondary to CP. 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