A survival analysis of patients with malignant biliary strictures treated by percutaneous metallic stenting

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-73

  Brountzos, Elias N ^a   Ptochis, Nikolaos ^a   Panagiotou, Irene ^a   Malagari, Katerina ^a   Tzavara, Chara ^a   Kelekis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Malignant biliary obstruction; Metal stents; Survival

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; BISMUTH; METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; JAUNDICE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESTENOSIS; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CHOLESTASIS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845416754     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0379-3     Document Type: Article

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