Palliation of tracheobronchial malignant obstruction with metal stents in emergency conditions

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 373-376

  Spinelli, P ^a,b   Cerrai, F G ^a   Spinelli, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial neoplasms complications; Palliative care; Stents; Tracheal neoplasms complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEA TUMOR;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0031850442     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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