Role of palliative endoscopic drainage in patients with malignant biliary obstruction

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 295-304

  Hammarström, Lars Erik ^a  

^a Medicinsk Vetenskap Oron Nas O   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Malignant obstructive jaundice; Palliative drainage; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALIGNANT BILIARY OBSTRUCTION; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCISEARCH; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; JAUNDICE, OBSTRUCTIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33644550958     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088625     Document Type: Review

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