Metal stents for distal biliary malignancy: Have we got you covered?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 534-536

  Carr Locke, David L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC; POLITEF; POLYURETHAN;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BALLOON; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; STENT; STENT MIGRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETERIZATION; CHOLESTASIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; METALS; STENTS;

EID: 16244413639     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(05)00510-9     Document Type: Editorial

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