| Title |
Biliary stenting versus surgical bypass for palliation of periampullary malignancy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12664-012-0274-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Andrew K. Hadj, Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Niall Tebbutt, Michael A. Fink, Robert M. Jones, Graham Starkey, Rhys B. Vaughan, Alexander W. Marshall, Christopher Christophi |
| Abstract |
Patients with periampullary cancers may not be suitable for curative resection due to locally advanced disease, metastases, or poor health. Biliary stenting and surgical bypass are utilized for symptom control, but the true benefit of one technique over the other is not clear. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 28 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 27 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 18% |
| Unknown | 6 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 46% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 11 | 39% |