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'Dua Anti-reflux Valve' found to improve quality of life for bile duct/pancreatic cancer patients
12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The study, using the anti-reflux biliary stent in patients with cancer of the pancreas or bile duct, has been accepted for publication in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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