Self-expanding metallic coil stents for palliation of esophageal carcinoma: Two cases of decisive stent dysfunction

Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 514-517

  Loser Chr ^a   Folsch U R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029791690     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005533     Document Type: Article

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