Placement of an Expandable Metallic Stent Improves the Efficacy of Chemoradiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer with Malignant Portal Vein Stenosis or Obstruction

Background: Advanced or recurrent pancreatic cancer can sometimes cause obstruction or stenosis of the portal vein (PV), resulting in various symptoms of portal hypertension (PH), such as ascites, pancytopenia, hemorrhagic tendencies and liver dysfunction. We placed an expandable metallic stent into the PV to improve PH- associated complications and liver function. The placement of the PV stent was beneficial for administering chemotherapeutic...