A 5-year follow-up of self-expanding metal stents in the endoscopic management of patients with benign bile duct strictures

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-145

  O'Brien, Sharon M ^a,b   Hatfield, Adrian R W ^a   Craig, Philip I ^a   Williams, Steven P ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile duct diseases; Bile duct obstruction; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

EID: 0031914170     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199802000-00008     Document Type: Article

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