Self-expandable metal stents in malignant biliary obstruction

Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-114

  Jaganmohan, Sathya ^a   Lee, Jeffrey H ^a  

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

Author keywords

duodenal stricture; malignant biliary stricture; pancreatic cancer; self expanding metal stent

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT TUMOR; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIARY TRACT HEMORRHAGE; CHOLECYSTITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATITIS; PLASTIC BILIARY STENT; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; STENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTASIS; DRAINAGE; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; METALS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; STENTS;

EID: 83455234846     PISSN: 17474124     EISSN: 17474132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/egh.11.95     Document Type: Review

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