Self-expanding esophageal metallic stents in the treatment of esophageal obstruction

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 956-959

  Cordero J A , Jr ^a   Moores, D W O ^a   Lawhon, J C ^a   Levine, E ^a   Gadacz, T R ^a   O'Neill J A , Jr ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONES; STENTS;

EID: 0033770360     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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