Hydrophilic hydromer-coated polyurethane stents versus uncoated stents in malignant biliary obstruction: A randomized trial

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-11

  Costamagna, Guido ^a,b,c,d   Mutignani, Massimiliano ^a,b,c,d   Rotondano, Gianluca ^a,b,c,d   Cipolletta, Livio ^a,b,c,d   Ghezzo, Luigi ^a,b,c,d   Foco, Alberto ^a,b,c,d   Zambelli, Alessandro ^a,b,c,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d AO Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANATE; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; POVIDONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRICTION; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTION; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0033976445     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(00)70378-6     Document Type: Article

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