The majority of patients with malignant hilar obstruction have an unresectable tumor. Thus an effective palliation of obstructive jaundice is the main therapeutic goal and can be achieved by either surgical or non-surgical procedures. One hundred twenty-nine consecutive patients with proximal bilia
Intraluminal radiation therapy in the management of malignant biliary obstruction
β Scribed by Patrick Molt; Seymour Hopfan; Robin C. Watson; Jose F. Botet; Murray F. Brennan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 998 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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