Stenting of the gastrointestinal tract

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-181

  Mergener, Klaus ^a   Kozarek, Richard A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic carcinoma; Esophageal tumors; Gastrointestinal stents; Gastrointestinal tumors; Palliation; Prostheses

Indexed keywords

COLON CARCINOMA; DEVICE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLONIC DISEASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; METALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 0036963757     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067488     Document Type: Review

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