Effectiveness of the ultraflex diamond stent for the palliation of malignant biliary obstruction

Endoscopy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 793-796

  Ahmad, J ^a   Siqueira, E ^a   Martin, J ^a   Slivka, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYETHYLENE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METAL IMPLANTATION; METASTASIS; OCCLUSION; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLYETHYLENE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036791475     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34269     Document Type: Article

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