Combination of bilateral metal stenting and trans-stent photodynamic therapy for palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Gerhardt, T ^a   Rings, D ^a   Hoblinger A ^a   Heller, J ^a   Sauerbruch, T ^a   Schepke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cholangiocarcinoma; JoStentSelfX; Malignant hilar biliary obstruction; Metal stent; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILATERAL METAL STENTING; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; STENT; SURVIVAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANS STENT PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CAMPTOTHECIN; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DUODENOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76549091625     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109983     Document Type: Article

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