1. Expandable Metal Biliary Stents Before Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Monte-Carlo Decision Analysis 
Victor K. Chen, Miguel R. Arguedas, Todd H. Baron 
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Volume 3, Issue 12, Pages (December 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Markov model disease states for the management of malignant obstructive jaundice caused by pancreatic cancer. Gray circle is the entry point, white circles are transitional states, black circles are absorbing states.
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3. Figure 2
Decision-analysis tree of initial ERCP with plastic biliary stent and subsequent plastic stent(s) if stent becomes occluded in the management of malignant obstructive jaundice caused by pancreatic cancer. Figure created using DATA 3.5 (TreeAge Software Inc., Williamstown, MA).
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005 3, DOI: ( /S (05) )
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