Toward a better biliary confluence stent

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-371

  Topazian, Mark ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLESTASIS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 34447539841     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.047     Document Type: Editorial

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