Nonexpandable silicone esophageal stents for treatment of malignant tracheoesophageal fistulas: Complications and radiographic appearances

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-19

  Stemerman, D H ^a   Caroline, D F ^a   Dabezies, M ^a   Mercader, V P ^a   Krevsky, B ^a   Gatenby, R A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal carcinoma; Fistula; Stent; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SILICONES; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0031023155     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900131     Document Type: Article

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