Removal of esophageal expandable metal stents: Description of technique and review of potential applications

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 990-996

  Low, D E ^a   Kozarek, R A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal stricture; Fistula; Stent; Stent removal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISKITIS; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS;

EID: 0037980375     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8528-0     Document Type: Article

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