title: The use of lasers in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.
abstract: Six of seven patients were treated with external beam radiation, iridium-192 internal radiation and neodymium-YAG laser therapy via a percutaneous transhepatic tract for relief of biliary obstruction. After laser therapy, the transhepatic catheters were removed and patients remained tube-free and non-jaundiced for periods ranging from 1 to 20 months.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Birkett
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002404:Catheterization; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged