Plastic versus self-expanding metallic stents for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: A prospective multicenter observational cohort study

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1040-1046

  Perdue, David G ^a   Freeman, Martin L ^a,b   Disario, James A ^c   Nelson, Douglas B ^d   Fennerty, M Brian ^e   Lee, John G ^f   Overby, Carol S ^b   Ryan, Michael E ^g   Bochna, Gary S ^h   Snady, Harry W ⁱ   Moore, Joseph P ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^h Rapid City Medical Center LLP   (United States)

ⁱ EUS Imaging   (United States)

^j Peak Gastroenterology Associates   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bile duct neoplasms; Bile ducts; Cholangiopancreatography; Cholestasis; Common bile duct neoplasms; Endoscopic retrograde; Intrahepatic; Klatskin tumor; Multicenter studies; Palliative care; Pancreatic neoplasms; Self expanding metallic stents; Stents

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; METAL;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; METASTASIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT TUMOR; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS; BILIRUBIN; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; COHORT STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS;

EID: 58149107413     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31815853e0     Document Type: Article

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