Efficacy of stenting in the treatment of jaundice due to malignant bile duct obstruction
- Author:
Kieu Van Tuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
*jaundice, malignant bile duct obstruction
- MeSH:
Jaundice;
Therapeutics;
Cholestasis;
Stents
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(2):27-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Evaluate the outcomes, success and failure of bile-duct stent procedure. Subject and method: 29 patients including 22 males and 7 females, aged from 34 to 81 years old (mean age: 53). Patients were diagnosed obstructive jaundice and found causes by clinical examination, blood tests, ultrasound examination, CT scan, gastroscopy with biopsy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Results: bile-duct stent procedure is a very effective treatment (72%). It is less-invasive method, few complications and comfortable for patients
