[Palliation of malignant bile duct obstruction with metallic stent-clinical effectiveness in aged patients].
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
; 32(11): 1627-9, 2005 Oct.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16315890
To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of metallic stent in the palliation of malignant bile duct obstruction in aged patients, 30 patients over 65 years of age with malignant biliary obstruction were investigated retrospectively. Overall survival duration after the stent placement was 13-1,275 (mean: 278, median: 169) days. The period of tube-free on the outpatient basis after stent insertion was 0-1,162 (mean: 192, median: 121) days. The estimated cost savings by eliminating hospitalization was greater than the stent cost. Four patients survived over 18 months despite their advanced clinical stages. It seems difficult to develop guidelines for the indication of stent placement in the treatment of malignant bile duct obstruction for aged patients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Sistema Biliar
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Stents
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Colestase
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article