Self-expanding metal stents for palliation of stenosing tumors of the esophagus and cardia: A critical review

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 392-398

  Ell, C ^a,b   May, A ^a  

^a Department of Medicine II ^*  (Germany)

^b Klinikum Wiesbaden   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CARDIA CARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT;

EID: 0030880305     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004222     Document Type: Review

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