Endoscopic approach to malignant strictures at the hepatic hilum

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 4042-4045

  De Palma, Giovanni D ^a   Masone, Stefania ^a   Rega, Maria ^a   Simeoli, Immacolata ^a   Salvatori, Francesca ^a   Siciliano, Saverio ^a   Maione, Francesco ^a   Girardi, Valerio ^a   Celiento, Marta ^a   Persico, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic prostheses; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Malignant biliary stenoses

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT PROSTHESIS; CHOLANGITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LIVER HILUS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 34548249536     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4042     Document Type: Editorial

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