Patient tolerance of cervical esophageal metallic stents

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 891-898

  Macdonald, Sumaira ^a   Edwards, Richard D ^a   Moss, Jonathon G ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophagus, grafts and prostheses; Esophagus, neoplasms; Stents and prostheses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0033943163     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61807-7     Document Type: Article

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