Synthetic biliary bypass.
A method for the bypass of high biliary strictures using a Dacron velour prosthesis is discussed. This has been employed in 24 patients with obstructive jaundice caused by malignant disease which could not be relieved by conventional means.
D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates