Large balloon dilation vs. mechanical lithotripsy for the management of large bile duct stones: A prospective randomized study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 278-285

  Stefanidis, G ^a   Viazis, N ^b   Pleskow, D ^c   Manolakopoulos, S ^d   Theocharis, L ^a   Christodoulou, C ^a   Kotsikoros, N ^a   Giannousis, J ^a   Sgouros, S ^a   Rodias, M ^a   Katsikani, A ^a   Chuttani, R ^c  

^a ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGITIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARGE BALLOON DILATION; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BALLOON DILATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79751535314     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.421     Document Type: Article

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