title: Fatal upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a metal biliary stent despite stent shortening with APC.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy Department, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. altair@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dokas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kotsis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Milionis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lazaraki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sion
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017211:Treatment Failure