Endoscopic palliation of malignant bilia
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Mr. K. I. Bickerstaff; B. J. Britton; M. H. Gough
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The palliation of malignant biliary obstruction by the endoscopic insertion of an endoprosthesis is rapidly gaining acceptance as a safer alternative to surgical bypass'. Endoscopic palliation has been restricted almost entirely to elderly, unfit patients, but we report here the successful use of th