title: Palliative treatment of unresectable bile duct cancer: which stent? which approach?
abstract: Nonsurgical options for the palliative treatment of unresectable bile duct cancer are discussed. Despite all of the available approaches, the disease remains uniformly fatal. The goal of managing unresectable bile duct cancer is to treat the symptoms that still contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. Further development of new treatment strategies and modalities is needed to improve the quality of life and survival of patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Section, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA. dmadoff@di.mdacc.tmc.edu
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Madoff
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D010166:Palliative Care; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D010969:Plastics; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010969:Plastics