Self-expandable metal stents for malignant dysphagia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 668-671

  Lam, Yuk H ^a   Chan, Angus ^a   Lau, James ^a   Lee, Danny ^a   Ng, Enders ^a   Wong, Simon ^a   Chung, Sydney ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Endoscopic palliation; Malignant oesophageal stricture; Self expandable metal stents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 0032828224     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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