Pancreatic duct stents for 'obstructive type' pain in pancreatic malignancy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 956-960

  Tham, T C K ^a   Lichtenstein, D R ^a   Vandervoort, J ^a   Wong, R C K ^a   Slivka, A ^a   Banks, P A ^a   Yim, H B ^a   Carr Locke, D L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DUODENOSCOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034083586     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00767-X     Document Type: Article

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