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2006379

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) confirms the diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and sometimes provides the histological proof that the stenosis is due to cancer. Palliative treatment of biliary and pancreatic cancers is indicated when the extension of the tumour is such that it precludes any oncologically satisfactory excision, in patients at high operative risk, when jaundice recurs after surgery and in cases of biliary metastases from distant cancers. Cancers located below the hilum are usually easily treated by endoscopic insertion of a biliary stent, whereas hilar cancers extending to the bifurcation often require combined endoscopic and percutaneous techniques to drain all liver segments. The most frequent of early complications of biliary stents is cholangitis, notably in hilar cancers. Late complications, notably obstruction of the stent, can be reduced by using expandable metal stents.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
F
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0035-2640
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
220-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and biliary prosthesis].
pubmed:affiliation
Centre médico-chirurgical de l'Alma, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review