Efficacy of the Za Self-Expandable Metal Stent for Palliation of Malignant Biliary Obstruction

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Varadarajulu, Shyam ^a,e   Tutuian, Radu ^a   Gostout, Christopher ^b   Kozarek, Richard ^c   Wilcox, C Mel ^d   Cotton, Peter B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary obstruction; Metal biliary stent; Za stent

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347379785     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200401000-00016     Document Type: Article

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