Endoscopic palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice: An evidence-based review

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-388

  Cipolletta, L ^a   Rotondano, G ^a   Marmo, R ^b   Bianco, M A ^a  

^a Hospital Maresca   (Italy)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary stents; Cholangio carcinoma; Endoscopic therapy; Malignant biliary obstruction; Pancreatic cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER HILUS; LIVER SURGERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS FISTULA; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JAUNDICE, OBSTRUCTIVE; LENGTH OF STAY; METALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; STENTS;

EID: 33947399279     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.12.016     Document Type: Short Survey

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