Double plastic stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction: preliminary evidence for a novel cost-effective alternative to metal stenting.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Christopher
C
Lawrence
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Joseph
J
Romagnuolo
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010969:Plastics / Q000191:economics; D011379:Prognosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents / Q000191:economics*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008670:Metals; D010969:Plastics