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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2006; 12(15): 2423-2426
Published online Apr 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2423
One-step palliative treatment method for obstructive jaundice caused by unresectable malignancies by percutaneous transhepatic insertion of an expandable metallic stent
Hiroshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Mamada, Nobuhiko Taniai, Yoshiaki Mizuguchi, Tetsuya Shimizu, Shigeki Yokomuro, Takayuki Aimoto, Yoshiharu Nakamura, Eiji Uchida, Yasuo Arima, Manabu Watanabe, Eiichi Uchida, Takashi Tajiri
Hiroshi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Mamada, Nobuhiko Taniai, Yoshiaki Mizuguchi, Tetsuya Shimizu, Shigeki Yokomuro, Takayuki Aimoto, Yoshiharu Nakamura, Eiji Uchida, Yasuo Arima, Takashi Tajiri, Department of Surgery 1, Nippon Medical School, Japan
Manabu Watanabe, Eiichi Uchida, Uchida Hospital, Japan
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Yoshida, MD, Department of Surgery 1, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. hiroshiy@nms.ac.jp
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Received: December 21, 2005
Revised: December 22, 2005
Accepted: January 14, 2006
Published online: April 21, 2006
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