Randomised study of endoscopic biliary endoprosthesis versus duct clearance for bileduct stones in high-risk patients

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9030, 1996, Pages 791-793

  Chopra, Kapil B ^a   Peters, Richard A ^a   O'Toole, Paul A ^b   Williams, Simon G J ^a   Gimson, Alexander E S ^c   Lombard, Martin G ^b   Westaby, David ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University Hospital Aintree   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT PROSTHESIS; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 0030596904     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)06316-7     Document Type: Article

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