Why do bilioduodenal plastic stents become occluded? A clinical and pathological investigation on 100 consecutive patients

Endoscopy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 786-790

  Weickert, U ^a,b   Venzke, T ^c   Konig J ^c   Janssen, J ^a   Remberger, K ^c   Greiner, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DUODENOGASTRIC REFLUX; DUODENUM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCTS; BILE REFLUX; CHOLESTASIS; DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION; DUODENOGASTRIC REFLUX; DUODENUM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 0034839816     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16519     Document Type: Article

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