Percutaneous Biliary External–Internal Drainage for Malignant Obstruction of Self-Expanding Uncovered Metal Stents Placed for Hilar Carcinoma: Retrospective Analysis of Long-Term Outcome in 160 Patients
Aims and Objectives We evaluated the safety and effectiveness of reestablishing adequate bile flow in patients with malignant obstruction of multilobar self-expanding uncovered metal stents (SEUMSs) inserted for palliative treatment of malignant hilar stenosis, an otherwise fatal setting. From Septe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-3401902 |