Cost comparison of endoscopic stenting vs surgical treatment for unresectable cholangiocarcinoma

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 667-670

  Martin, R C G ^a   Vitale, G C ^a   Reed, D N ^a   Larson, G M ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   McMasters, K M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Cost comparison; Endoscopic stenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY STENT; BILIARY TRACT BIOPSY; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANCER STAGING; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036199789     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640080006     Document Type: Article

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