Biliary stenting for management of common bile duct stones

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 594-597

  Choudhuri, G ^a   Sharma, B C ^a,b   Saraswat, V A ^a   Agarwal, D K ^a   Baijal, S S ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cholangitis; Choledocholithiasis; Cholelithiasis; Endoprosthesis; Endoscopic papillotomy; Periampullary diverticulum; Stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031723271     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00696.x     Document Type: Article

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