Biliary stenting: Indications, choice of stents and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) clinical guideline

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-298

  Dumonceau, J M ^a   Tringali, A ^b   Blero, D ^c   Deviere J ^c   Laugiers, R ^d   Heresbach, D ^e   Costamagna, G ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Cannes Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY STENTING; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; DUODENUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; PANCREATITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLESTASIS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 84857358257     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291633     Document Type: Article

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