Palliation of unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-97

  Garner, Patricia D ^a,b   Hall, Lee D ^a,b   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a,b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT PROSTHESIS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033760255     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9098(200010)75:2<95::AID-JSO4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Note

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