Biliary drainage strategy of unresectable malignant hilar strictures by computed tomography volumetry

AIM: To identify criteria for predicting successful drainage of unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures (UMHBS) because no ideal strategy currently exists. METHODS: We examined 78 patients with UMHBS who underwent biliary drainage. Drainage was considered effective when the serum bilirubin l...

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Published in:World J Gastroenterol
Main Authors: Takahashi, Ei, Fukasawa, Mitsuharu, Sato, Tadashi, Takano, Shinichi, Kadokura, Makoto, Shindo, Hiroko, Yokota, Yudai, Enomoto, Nobuyuki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2015
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Retrospective Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408467/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25945008
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4946
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