Covered metallic stents for management of distal malignant biliary obstruction

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Isayama, Hiroyuki ^a   Kawabe, Takao ^a   Nakai, Yousuke ^a   Komatsu, Yutaka ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary endoprosthesis; Covered metallic stent; Malignant biliary obstruction; Obstructive jaundice; Self expandable metallic stent

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILICONE;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

EID: 8144225299     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2004.00391.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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