Fractured esophageal nitinol stent: Report of two fractures in the same patient

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-139

  Reddy, Anand Venkata ^b   Alwair, Haseem ^b   Trewby, Peter Nicholas ^a  

^a DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037286418     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.35     Document Type: Article

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