Palliative treatment of malignant esophagorespiratory fistulas with Gianturco-Z stents. A prospective clinical trial and review of the literature on covered metal stents

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 532-535

  May, Andrea ^a,b   Ell, Christian ^a  

^a DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^b Innere Medizin II   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; STENT; TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032056301     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00037-9     Document Type: Article

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