The radiologist's view of expandable metallic stents for malignant esophageal obstruction

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Morgan, R ^a   Adam, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032802005     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30186-7     Document Type: Review

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