Metal stents: a bridge to surgery in hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Background Obstructive jaundice in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a known risk factor for hepatic failure after liver resection. Plastic stents are most widely used for preoperative drainage. However, plastic stents are known to have limited patency time and therefore, in palliative setti...

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Main Authors: Grünhagen, Dirk J, Dunne, Declan FJ, Sturgess, Richard P, Stern, Nick, Hood, Stephen, Fenwick, Stephen W, Poston, Graeme J, Malik, Hassan Z
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633039/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23458664
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00588.x
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