Temporary placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in biliary complications after liver transplantation

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 536-538

  Sauer, P ^a   Chahoud, F ^a   Gotthardt, D ^a   Stremmel, W ^a   Weiss, K H ^a   Buchler M ^a   Schemmer, P ^a   Weitz, J ^a   Schaible, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; STENT; STENT MIGRATION; STENT OCCLUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHOLESTASIS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84860228342     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291714     Document Type: Article

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