Antireflux biliary stents: is it time to go with the flow?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 829-831

  Kahaleh, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; DIETARY FIBER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

BILE REFLUX; BILIARY TRACT; CHOLESTASIS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 34247268664     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.10.025     Document Type: Editorial

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