| Title |
Percutaneous transhepatic metallic stent insertion for malignant afferent loop obstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-6-198 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Isamu Hosokawa, Atsushi Kato, Hiroaki Shimizu, Katsunori Furukawa, Masaru Miyazaki |
| Abstract |
Malignant afferent loop obstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy is a rare complication and may be fatal if suppurative cholangitis or obstructive jaundice develops. Effective and safe therapeutic strategies for malignant afferent loop obstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy are scarce at present. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 27% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 18% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Researcher | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 1 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 73% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 9% |
| Psychology | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 1 | 9% |