Biliary stenting for malignant biliary obstruction

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-5

  Tsuyuguchi, Toshio ^a   Fukuda, Yoshihiro ^a   Tsuchiya, Shin ^a   Sakai, Yuji ^a   Ishihara, Takeshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Taketo ^a   Saisho, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage; Hilar obstruction; Malignant biliary obstruction; Metal stent; Plastic stent

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STENT;

EID: 32944455022     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2006.00577.x     Document Type: Review

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