Metal or plastic stent for malignant biliary obstruction: What's got the most bang for your buck?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1041-1042

  Moparty, Bhavani ^a   Carr Locke, David L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ERCP; Malignant biliary obstruction; Self expanding biliary metal stents

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC;

BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; META ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; STENT; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTASIS; HUMANS; METALS; PLASTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STENTS;

EID: 36248951725     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f16267     Document Type: Short Survey

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