Palliative therapy of colorectal carcinoma: Stent or surgery?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 518-521

  Bhardwaj, R ^a   Parker, Mike C ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Palliation; Stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COLON PERFORATION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESPAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PALLIATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 0041827182     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2003.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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