Optimum palliation of inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Comparative assessment of the efficacy of plastic and self-expanding metal stents

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1557-1564

  Raju, Ramu P ^a   Jaganmohan, Sathya R ^a   Ross, William A ^a   Davila, Marta L ^a   Javle, Milind ^a   Raju, Gottumukkala S ^a   Lee, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary stenting; Cholangiocarinoma; Endoscopic palliation; Malignant hilar biliary obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PANCREATITIS; PARAMETER; PLASTIC STENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; STENT; STENT PATENCY; SURVIVAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955622646     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1550-5     Document Type: Article

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