Efficacy of metal and plastic stents in unresectable complex hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a randomized controlled trial.

Sangchan, Apichat

Efficacy of metal and plastic stents in unresectable complex hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a randomized controlled trial. [electronic resource] - Gastrointestinal endoscopy Jul 2012 - 93-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

1097-6779

10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.048 doi


Aged
Bile Duct Neoplasms--complications
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Chi-Square Distribution
Cholangiocarcinoma--complications
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholangitis--etiology
Cholestasis--etiology
Drainage--instrumentation
Female
Humans
Intention to Treat Analysis
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Metals
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Pancreatitis--etiology
Plastics
Postoperative Hemorrhage--etiology
Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic--adverse effects
Stents--adverse effects