Endoscopic stenting for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: efficacy of unilateral and bilateral placement of plastic and metal stents in a retrospective review of 480 patients

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Liberato, Manuel José A ^a   Canena, Jorge Manuel T ^a  

^a Hospital CUF Infante Santo   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bilateral stenting; Endoscopic palliation; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Plastic stents; Self expandable metal stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BLEEDING; CHOLANGITIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL STENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREATITIS; PLASTIC STENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EXPANDING STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864700978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-12-103     Document Type: Article

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