Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with a need for more subsequent biliary drainage procedures in patients with malignant biliary strictures treated with a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS)
In patients with advanced malignancy, the role of SEMS placement is to provide patency of the biliary tree for the duration of the patient's limited life span. Several factors including microbial colonization, tissue hyperplasia, and tumor ingrowth have been hypothesized to cause biliary endopr...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4353 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2012.03.1019 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(12)01304-1/abstract |
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