To stent or not to stent?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1857-1859

  McGrath, Kevin M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; METALS; STENTS;

EID: 0033899358     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01034-0     Document Type: Editorial

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