Initial results of a new procedure for treatment of malignant obstruction of the left colon

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 432-436

  Tejero, Eloy ^a,e   Fernández Lobato, Rosa ^b   Mainar, Antonio ^c   Montes, Carmen ^d   Pinto, Isabel ^b   Fernández, Luis ^c   Jorge, Esther ^c   Lozano, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^c Hospital General del Insalud Soria   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^e Department of Surgery General Insalud Hospital ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Colorectal neoplasms; Endoprostheses; Intestinal obstruction; Stents; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0343811698     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02258387     Document Type: Article

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