Biliary stenting versus surgical bypass for palliation of periampullary malignancy
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Surgical palliation of proximal malignant biliary obstruction.
Proximal malignant biliary obstruction can be cured only by surgery. Such treat ment may involve hepatic resection and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately up to 90% of patients with this problem are either unfit or unsuitable for a curative procedure.' Conventional surgical decompression for these patients with obstructive jaundice via a cholecystojejunostomy, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0254-8860,0975-0711
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-012-0274-1