Self-Expanding Metallic Stent Fracture in the Treatment of Malignant Biliary Obstruction

Table 1

The most common short- and long-term complications of SEMS deployment in the 156 patients.

	Type of complications	Patients
Short-term complications	Cholangitis	33 (21.2%)
	Asymptomatic amylase increase	21 (13.5%)
	Biliary bleeding	8 (5.1%)
Long-term complications	Ingrowth	86 (55.1%)
	Overgrowth	43 (27.6%)
	Stent fractures	6 (3.8%)