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Endoscopic palliation of malignant biliary obstruction in a child

โœ Scribed by Mr. K. I. Bickerstaff; B. J. Britton; M. H. Gough

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
205 KB
Volume
76
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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โœฆ Synopsis

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 the technique in a 2-year-old boy.

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