Distally migrated esophageal self-expanding metal stents: Wait and see or remove?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 96-98

  De Palma, Giovanni D ^a   Iovino, Paola ^a   Catanzano, Carlo ^a  

^a Serv of Digest Surg Endoscopy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035141990     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.110731     Document Type: Article

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