Effectiveness of a modified 6-Fr endoscopic nasobiliary drainage catheter for patients with preoperative perihilar cholangiocarcinoma

Background and study aims To decrease complications associated with preoperative endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma patients, we developed a modified 6-Fr ENBD catheter with multiple side holes (m-ENBD). The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the m-EN...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kawashima, Yoshiki Hirooka, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa, Ryoji Miyahara, Osamu Watanabe, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Masatoshi Ishigami, Senju Hashimoto, Tomoki Ebata, Masato Nagino, Hidemi Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0614-2202