Percutaneous self-expanding metal stents versus endoscopic polyethylene endoprostheses for treating malignant biliary obstruction: randomized clinical trial.

Piñol, Virgínia; Castells, Antoni; Bordas, Josep M; Real, M Isabel; Llach, Josep; Montañà, Xavier; Feu, Faust; Navarro, Salvador

Piñol, Virgínia; Castells, Antoni; Bordas, Josep M; Real, M Isabel; Llach, Josep; Montañà, Xavier; Feu, Faust; Navarro, Salvador.

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Piñol V; Department of Gastroenterology, Institut de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Radiology ; 225(1): 27-34, 2002 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12354980

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Bile Ducts; Biliary Tract Neoplasms/complications; Cholestasis/therapy; Endoscopy; Palliative Care; Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications; Prosthesis Implantation; Stents; Aged; Biliary Tract Neoplasms/mortality; Cholestasis/economics; Cholestasis/etiology; Cholestasis/mortality; Costs and Cost Analysis; Endoscopy/economics; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Metals; Pancreatic Neoplasms/mortality; Polyethylene; Prosthesis Implantation/economics; Radiography, Interventional; Stents/economics; Survival Rate

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Palliative Care / Pancreatic Neoplasms / Bile Ducts / Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Stents / Cholestasis / Prosthesis Implantation / Endoscopy Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Radiology Year: 2002 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Spain Country of publication: United States

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