Fatal hemorrhage in stented esophageal carcinoma: Tumor necrosis of the aorta

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 443-444

  Kennedy, Colette ^a   Steger, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Complications; Eesophageal carcinoma; Esophageal fistula; Fatal hemorrhage; Metallic stent; Non stent related death

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EROSION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TUMOR NECROSIS; VASA VASORUM;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035682963     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-001-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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