Outcome of self-expandable metallic stents in low-grade versus advanced hilar obstruction

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1695-1701

  Rerknimitr, Rungsun ^a   Kongkam, Pradermchai ^a   Kullavanijaya, Pinit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biliary; Hilar; Metallic stent; Obstruction; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; STENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 56549119406     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05562.x     Document Type: Article

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