Endoscopic treatment of extrahepatic bile duct strictures in patients with portal biliopathy carries a high risk of haemobilia: Report of 3 cases

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 587-591

  Mutignani, M ^a   Shah, S K ^a   Bruni, A ^a   Perri, V ^a   Costamagna, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile duct stricture; Endotherapy; Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction; Haemobilia; Portal biliopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEMOBILIA; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHUNTING; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036672776     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80093-7     Document Type: Note

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