Retained common bile duct stones: A comparison between biliary stenting and complete clearance of stones by electrohydraulic lithotripsy

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-296

  Hui, C K ^a   Lai, K C ^a   Ng, M ^a   Wong, W M ^a   Yuen, M F ^a   Lam, S K ^a   Lai, C L ^a   Wong, B C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BILE DUCT STONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; RECURRENCE; STENTS;

EID: 0037314926     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01415.x     Document Type: Article

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