Endoscopic palliation for esophageal cancer

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 100-112

  Lee, John G ^a   Lieberman, David ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilation; Endoscopic palliation; Esophageal cancer; Laser; Stent

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; PLASTIC;

BALLOON DILATATION; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ALLOYS; BALLOON DILATATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PLASTICS; SCLEROTHERAPY; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0030623427     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000171590     Document Type: Article

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