Late migration of a self-expandable metal stent and successful endoscopic management

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-544

  Rollhauser, Carlos ^a   Fleischer, David E ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032936369     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70062-3     Document Type: Article

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