Our experience with Wallstent self-expanding metal prostheses in 65 patients with malignant dysphagia

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 742-747

  Zaragozano Guillén, Ramon ^a,b   Galbe Sada, R ^a   Cobos Hernandez Ma V ^a   Simon M A ^a   Anton A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasia; Esophageal stenosis; Malignant dysphagia; Self expandable metal stent; Wallstent prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; STENTS;

EID: 0033216842     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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