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. 1989;3(3):121-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00591354.

The use of lasers in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma

D H Birkett  1 , M I Feldman
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The use of lasers in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma

D H Birkett et al. Surg Endosc. 1989.

Abstract

Six of seven patients were treated with external beam radiation, iridium-192 internal radiation and neodymium-YAG laser therapy via a percutaneous transhepatic tract for relief of biliary obstruction. After laser therapy, the transhepatic catheters were removed and patients remained tube-free and non-jaundiced for periods ranging from 1 to 20 months.

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