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Outcomes and risk factors for cancer patients undergoing endoscopic intervention of malignant biliary obstruction

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Malignant bile duct obstruction is a common problem among cancer patients with hepatic or lymphatic metastases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) with the placement of a stent is the method of choice to improve biliary flow. Only little data exist concerning the outcome of patients with ma...

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Main Authors: Haag, Georg Martin (Author) , Herrmann, Thomas (Author) , Jäger, Dirk (Author) , Stremmel, Wolfgang (Author) , Schemmer, Peter (Author) , Sauer, Peter (Author) , Gotthardt, Daniel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 04 December 2015
In: BMC gastroenterology
Year: 2015, Volume: 15
ISSN:1471-230X
DOI:10.1186/s12876-015-0399-7
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0399-7
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Author Notes:Georg-Martin Haag, Thomas Herrmann, Dirk Jaeger, Wolfgang Stremmel, Peter Schemmer, Peter Sauer and Daniel Nils Gotthardt
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Summary:Malignant bile duct obstruction is a common problem among cancer patients with hepatic or lymphatic metastases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) with the placement of a stent is the method of choice to improve biliary flow. Only little data exist concerning the outcome of patients with malignant biliary obstruction in relationship to microbial isolates from bile.
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ISSN:1471-230X
DOI:10.1186/s12876-015-0399-7

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