Metal or plastic stents for preoperative biliary drainage in resectable pancreatic cancer
Metal or plastic stents for preoperative biliary drainage in resectable pancreatic cancer
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Tol, J A M G , van Hooft, J E , Timmer, R , Kubben, F J G M , van der Harst, E , de Hingh, I H J T , Vleggaar, F P , Molenaar, I Q , Keulemans, Y C A , Boerma, D , Bruno, M J , Schoon, E J , van der Gaag, N A , Besselink, M G H , Fockens, P , van Gulik, T M , Rauws, E A J , Busch, O R C and Gouma, D J
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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IntroductionIn pancreatic cancer, preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) increases complications compared with surgery without PBD, demonstrated by a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT). This outcome might be related to the plastic endoprosthesis used. Metal stents may reduce the PBD-related complications risk.MethodsA prospective multicentre coh...
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Metal or plastic stents for preoperative biliary drainage in resectable pancreatic cancer
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1846421870
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1846421870
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0017-5749
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1468-3288
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10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308762
