Radiotherapy Prolongs Biliary Metal Stent Patency in Malignant Pancreatobiliary Obstructions

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Biliary stenting is the most effective decompressive method for treating malignant biliary obstructive jaundice. Although the main cause of stent occlusion is tumor growth, few studies have investigated whether stent patency is affected by the combination of cancer-treatment modalit...

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Autores principales: Park, Semi, Park, Jeong Youp, Bang, Seungmin, Park, Seung Woo, Chung, Jae Bock, Song, Si Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2013
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23898391
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2013.7.4.480

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23898391
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2013.7.4.480

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