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Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Stenting with Uncovered Self-Expandable Metallic Stents in Patients with Malignant Biliary Obstruction – Efficacy and Survival Analysis

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess short- and long-term outcomes of malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) treatment by percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting (PTBS) with uncovered selfexpandable metallic stents (SEMS), and to identify predictors of survival. MATERIAL/METHODS: A nine-y...

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Autores principales: Pranculis, Andrius, Kievišas, Mantas, Kievišienė, Lina, Vaičius, Artūras, Vanagas, Tomas, Kaupas, Rytis Stasys, Dambrauskas, Žilvinas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29662569
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.901785