Percutaneous self-expanding metal stents versus endoscopic polyethylene endoprostheses for treating malignant biliary obstruction: Randomized clinical trial

Radiology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-34

  Piñol, Virgínia ^a   Castells, Antoni ^a   Bordas, Josep M ^a   Isabel Real, M ^a   Llach, Josep ^a   Montañà, Xavier ^a   Feu, Faust ^a   Navarro, Salvador ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bile ducts; Interventional procedures; Pancreas; Stenosis or obstruction; Therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036787396     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2243011517     Document Type: Article

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