[Treatment of malignant bile duct obstruction with a metal stent. Case report].
In the case report we describe endoscopic implantation of endoprosthesis in the periampullar area in a 87 year old female patient with obstructive jaundice and cholangitis caused by pancreatic tumour. This is the first time that this procedure was successfully performed in Croatia.
Rustemović
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N
Zavod za gastroenterologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti Rebro, KBC Zagreb.
Brkić
T
T
Dumić
E
E
Opacić
M
M
Pulanić
R
R
Vucelić
B
B
Cuković-Cavka
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents
D008670:Metals