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Afterloading intracavitary irradiation and expanding stent for malignant biliary obstruction
H Yoshimura1, H Sakaguchi, T Yoshioka
1Department of Oncoradiology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
Radiation Medicine
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A double lumen catheter was developed as an applicator for the remote afterloading (RALS) of 60Co source for the intracavitary irradiation of an obstructed common bile duct caused by carcinoma of the gallbladder. This was followed by the placement of nylon-covered expandable metallic stents to maintain patency. This combination effectively provided palliation.