What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Self-expanding metal stent with a continuous covering on a biliary delivery catheter.
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Covered self-expanding metal biliary stent
Covered biliary SEMS
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Fabric- or polymer-covered self-expanding metal stent that relieves obstruction or seals a leak while its lining resists tumor and tissue ingrowth to prolong patency. Typical procedural contexts include malignant biliary obstruction, biliary leak or fistula, and selected refractory strictures.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
The continuous covering blocks tissue ingrowth and creates a lined conduit, distinguishing this stent from an uncovered biliary stent with open metal mesh.