Comparison of Duodenal Stent Placement with Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Palliation in Patients with Duodenal Obstructions Caused by Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies - Concepedia

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Comparison of Duodenal Stent Placement with Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Palliation in Patients with Duodenal Obstructions Caused by Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies

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2004

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Iruru Maetani, Tomoko Tada, Takeo Ukita, H. Inoue, Yoshitaka Sakai, Jirō Nagao

Abstract

Palliative stent placement was more beneficial than surgical gastrojejunostomy in enhancing the quality of life of patients with duodenal obstruction due to pancreaticobiliary malignancies.