Study | Reason for exclusion |
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Uesato et al. [16] | Less than five patients in FCSEMS group |
Battersby et al. [17] | Separate data not available for different stents used |
Eickhoff et al. [18] | German language article |
Gangloff et al. [19] | Used stents for benign growths |
Sabharwal et al. [20] | Used stent with anti-reflux mechanism |
Seven et al. [21] | Used stents for benign growths |
Siersema et al. [22] | Overlapping data with Homs et al. [26] |
Van Heel et al. [23] | Compared two PCSEMS |
Wang et al. [24] | Compared uncovered vs covered stents |
Wang et al. [27] | Compared irradiated stents |