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Nonsurgical Biliary Drainage is a survey of the current status of the endoscopic and percutaneous transhepatic approaches. The editors - internationally recognized leaders in gastroenterology - have gathered together articles which discuss both the principles and methodology of these techniques as well as their results and limitations. With the wealth of authoritative information it contains, this book will also help lay the groundwork for future advances in the field.

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Author:   M. Classen ,  J. Geenen ,  Keiichi Kawai
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.405kg
ISBN:  

9783540117865

ISBN 10:   3540117865
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   01 August 1984
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Obstruction of the Bile Ducts: Pathology and Surgery.- 1. Pathology.- 2. Indications for Surgery in Benign and Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction.- 3. Assessment of Resectability.- II. The Percutaneous Transhepatic Approach.- 4. Techniques of Percutaneous Bile Drainage.- 5. Complications of Percutaneous Bile Drainage.- 6. Results of Percutaneous External Drainage.- 7. Results of Percutaneous Internal-External Drainage.- 8. Results of the Percutaneous Implantation of Endoprostheses.- 9. Local Radiotherapy of Biliary Malignancies.- 10. Preoperative Biliary Drainage: A Controlled Trial.- 11. Percutaneous Bile Drainage: Discussion, Summary.- III. The Transpapillary Approach.- 12. Techniques of Endoscopic Bile Drainag.- 13. Results of Bilionasal Drainage.- 14. Chemical Treatment of Choledocholithiasis.- 15. Endoscopic Implantation of Bilioduodenal Endoprotheses in Benign Bile Duct Stenoses.- 16. Results of Endoscopic Bilioduodenal Drainage in Malignant Bile Duct Stenoses.- 17. Balloon Dilatation of Bile Duct Strictures.- 18. Endoscopic Bile Drainage.- IV. Disturbances after Biliary Drainage.- 19. Infective Complications.- 20. The Bile-Loss Syndrome: A Doubtful Entity.

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