Mallette, Katlin
Hawel, Jeffrey
Elnahas, Ahmad
Alkhamesi, Nawar A.
Schlachta, Christopher M.
Tang, Ephraim S.
Article History
Received: 4 July 2023
Accepted: 14 October 2023
First Online: 21 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained from Western’s Research Ethics Board and the Office of Human Research, as well as through the Lawson Health Research Institute. Informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to their procedures and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Christopher M. Schlachta is a consultant for Ethicon Canada- however, Ethicon Canada does not manufacture any self-expanding metal stents and thus this competing interest has no bearing on the outcomes of this paper. Drs. Katlin Mallette, Jeffrey Hawel, Ahmad Elnahas, Nawar A. Alkhamesi and Ephraim Tang do not have any conflicts of interest to declare.