Rigid bronchoscopy and stenting for esophageal cancer causing airway obstruction

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1069-1072

  Chan, Kenneth Ping Wah ^a   Eng, Philip ^a   Hsu, Anne A L ^a   Huat, Goh Meng ^a   Chow, Mark ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Esophageal cancer; Mechanical ventilation; Rigid bronchoscopy; Stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036386360     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.3.1069     Document Type: Article

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