Management of occluded biliary Wallstents

Gut

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 703-707

  Tham, T C K ^a,g   Carr Locke, D L ^a   Vandervoort, J ^a   Wong, R C K ^a   Lichtenstein, D R ^a   Van Dam, J ^a   Ruymann, F ^a   Chow, S ^b   Bosco, J J ^b   Qaseem, T ^c   Howell, D ^c   Pleskow, D ^d   Vannerman, W ^e   Libby, E D ^f  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Lahey Medical Center   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Deaconess Hospital   (United States)

^e Winchester Hospital   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary strictures; Gastrointestinal malignancy; Jaundice; Self expanding metal stent; Stent occlusion

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 7144260401     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.42.5.703     Document Type: Article

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