Palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction due to intrinsic and extrinsic lesions with expandable metal stents

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1829-1832

  Bethge, Norbert ^a   Sommer, Andrea ^b   Vakil, Nimish ^b  

^a VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032447455     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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