Esophageal stents may interfere with the swallowing reflex: An illustrative case history

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 254-258

  Lee, Angel ^a   Forbes, Karen ^a  

^a BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deglutition disorder; Esophageal neoplasm; Palliative care; Stents

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; RECURRENT CANCER; STENT; SWALLOWING;

AGED; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX; STENTS;

EID: 0032191442     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00083-9     Document Type: Article

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