A Case of Successful Placement of a Fully Covered Metallic Stent for Hemobilia Secondary to Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Invasion
Hemobilia represents gastrointestinal bleeding that develops as a result of communication between blood vessels and the biliary tract, which causes the blood to reach the duodenal papilla. It is characterized by biliary colic as the initial symptom, and the complications of cholangitis, obstructive...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551402/ |