Endoscopic palliation and survival in malignant biliary obstruction

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2147-2153

  Weaver, S A ^a   Stacey, B S F ^b   Hayward, S J ^a   Taylor, G J ^c   Rooney, N I ^a   Robertson, D A F ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal United Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ERCP; Malignant biliary obstruction; Palliation; Pancreatic carcinoma; Stent; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT TUMOR; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 0034798912     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011950612554     Document Type: Article

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