Role of stents and laser therapy in biliary strictures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4244, Issue , 2001, Pages 287-293

  Chennupati, R S ^a   Trowers, E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Obstructive jaundice; Stents

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; ENDOSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; PROTEINS;

BILIARY STRICTURES;

ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0034942845     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.427804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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