Antireflux biliary stents: Are they the solution to stent occlusions?

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-160

  Reddy, D Nageshwar ^a   Banerjee, Rupa ^b   Choung, Ong Wai ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHOLERETIC AGENT; METAL; PLASTIC;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE FLOW; BILE REFLUX; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT FIBER; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BILE REFLUX; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; METALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 33645545904     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-006-0012-x     Document Type: Review

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