Successful endoscopical sealing of malignant esophageotracheal fistulae by using a covered self-expandable stenting system

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 734-738

  Tomaselli, Florian ^a   Maier, Alfred ^a   Sankin, Oliver ^a   Woltsche, M ^b   Pinter, Hans ^a   Smolle Jüttner, Freyja Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b LKH Enzenbach Hörgas ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Esophagotracheal fistula; Palliation; Self expandable stent; Ultraflex stent

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0035489037     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00867-3     Document Type: Article

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