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JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 1033-1043Publisher
HARBORSIDE PRESS
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2010.0075
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Biliary obstruction; ERCP; EUS; metal biliary stents; plastic biliary stents; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
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Malignant biliary tract obstruction is a common clinical entity. Patients with tumors causing biliary tract obstruction are often asymptomatic until disease is significantly advanced. Symptoms of obstructive jaundice can significantly impair quality-of-life unless intervention to decompress the biliary tract, either curative or palliative, is performed. This article reviews the evaluation and management of patients with malignant biliary tract obstruction, including the available imaging and treatment modalities (endoscopic, percutaneous, and surgical approach) for relieving malignant biliary tract obstruction. (JNCCN 2010;8:1033-1044)
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