All wrapped up: Metal biliary stents and the effect of stent coverings

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 924-926

  Willingham, Field F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; POLYCARBONATE; POLYURETHAN;

BARE METAL STENT; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPLICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COVERED STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FOLLOW UP; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; STENT; STENT MIGRATION; SURVIVAL; TUMOR GROWTH; UNCOVERED STENT;

ALLOYS; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 78049330541     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.09.029     Document Type: Editorial

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