Plastic or metal stents for benign extrahepatic biliary strictures: a systematic review
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Benign biliary strictures may be a consequence of surgical procedures, chronic pancreatitis or iatrogenic injuries to the ampulla. Stents are increasingly being used for this indication, however it is not completely clear which stent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2009-12-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/9/96 |