Prevention of biliary stent clogging: A clinical review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1301-1308

  Libby, Eric D ^a   Leung, Joseph W ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BILE SALT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; OCCLUSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT;

BILE DUCTS; BIOFILMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; STENTS;

EID: 0030037589     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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