Plastic biliary stents for benign biliary diseases

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-433

  Perri, Vincenzo ^a   Familiari, Pietro ^a   Tringali, Andrea ^a   Boskoski, Ivo ^a   Costamagna, Guido ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign biliary diseases; Biliary strictures; Plastic biliary stents; Stent therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DEVICE THERAPY; GALLBLADDER DRAINAGE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFORATION; PLASTIC BILIARY STENT; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STENT; STENT THROMBOSIS; STONE DISSOLUTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; PLASTICS; STENTS;

EID: 79959225621     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: 15581950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2011.04.012     Document Type: Review

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