Multiple fistulas and tracheobronchial stenoses require extensive stenting of the central airways and esophagus in squamous-cell carcinoma

Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-385

  Witt, C ^a   Ortner, M ^a   Ewert, R ^a   Schmidt, B ^a   Steiniger, L ^a   Baumann, G ^a   Lochs, H ^a   Schreiber, B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030000262     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005485     Document Type: Article

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