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

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic biliary drainage of hilar cholangiocarcinoma is controversial with respect to the optimal types of stents and the extent of drainage. This study evaluated endoscopic palliation in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma using self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) and plastic s...

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Autores principales: Liberato, Manuel José Antunes, Canena, Jorge Manuel Tavares
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22873816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-103

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22873816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-103

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