'Biliary stenting alone versus biliary stenting plus sphincterotomy for the treatment of post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy bile leaks'

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1053-1055

  Carr Locke, Abdul D L ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile duct stent; Bile leak; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILE; BILIARY FISTULA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMANS; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STENTS;

EID: 33748623417     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000231751.50587.75     Document Type: Editorial

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