Palliative treatment of inoperable malignant esophageal strictures with conically shaped covered self-expanding stents

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 166-171

  Poyanli, Arzu ^a   Sencer, S ^a   Rozanes, I ^a   Acunas B ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Interventional procedure; Neoplasms; Stents and prostheses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035263548     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418501127346675     Document Type: Article

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