Self-expanding stents for malignant dysphagia

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 454-456

  Clements, W D B ^a,c   Johnston, L R ^b   McIlwrath, E ^a   Spence, R A J ^b   McGuigan, J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Clinical Sciences B   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; STENT;

EID: 0029824675     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900809     Document Type: Article

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