Application of the self-expandable metallic stent for palliation of obstructing rectosigmoid cancer: Report of a case

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 293-299

  Chong, Lee Won ^a   Sun, Cheuk Kay ^b   Yang, Kuo Ching ^b  

^a Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal carcinoma; Metallic stent; Obstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036938106     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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