Long-term results of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic drainage for palliation of malignant biliary obstruction

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1311-1313

  Sut, Michal ^a   Kennedy, Raymond ^a   McNamee, John ^a   Collins, Anton ^a   Clements, Barry ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLANGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 78649370818     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0205     Document Type: Article

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