Palliative treatment of malignant esophageal stenosis: Experience with plastic versus metal stents

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 755-760

  Schumacher, Brigitte ^a   Lübke, Heinrich ^a   Frieling, Thomas ^a   Haussinger, Dieter ^a   Niederau, Claus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal carcinoma; Metal stent; Plastic prosthesis

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; STENTS;

EID: 0031855829     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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