Management of hilar biliary strictures

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 458-473

  Larghi, Alberto ^a   Tringali, Andrea ^a   Lecca, Piera G ^a   Giordano, Marco ^a   Costamagna, Guido ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; MITOMYCIN C; PHOTOFRIN;

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGITIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HEPATIC DUCT; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; STENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 39049161082     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01645.x     Document Type: Review

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