Balloon Dilation and Stent Placement for Esophageal Lesions: Indications, Methods, and Results

Radiographics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-105

  Therasse, Eric ^a   Oliva, Vincent L ^a   Lafontaine, Edwin ^a   Perreault, Pierre ^a   Giroux, Marie France ^a   Soulez, Gilles ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophagus, diseases, 71.291, 71.321, 71.33; Esophagus, grafts and prostheses, 71.1269; Esophagus, interventional procedures, 71.1269; Esophagus, neoplasms, 71.30; Esophagus, stenosis or obstruction, 71.74; Stents and prostheses, 71.1269

Indexed keywords

BALLOON DILATATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STENT; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; STENT; THORAX PAIN; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

BALLOON DILATATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 0037854678     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.231025051     Document Type: Review

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