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Adverse Events Common When Biliary Stents Used for Peripheral Arterial Disease
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Off-label use of biliary stents to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common practice that has been associated with a number of adverse events, according to physicians from the Medical Device Safety Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. However, there is a dearth of clinical trial data, so the relative risks and benefits of this practice have not been well-defined. Reuters Health Information
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