Postoperative endoscopic retrograde high dose-rate brachytherapy for cholangiocarcinoma

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 559-561

  Ove, Roger ^a,b,c   Kennedy, Andrew ^a,b   Darwin, Peter ^a,b   Haluszka, Oleh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cholangiocarcinoma; Endoscopy; High dose rate; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COMMON BILE DUCT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE;

AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034444955     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-200012000-00004     Document Type: Article

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