Duodenal perforation as a delayed complication of placement of an esophageal stent

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 902-904

  Kim, Hyo Cheol ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a,b   Kim, Tae Kyoung ^a   Do, Kyung Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyun Beom ^a,c   Park, Jae Hyung ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Duodenum, perforation; Esophagus, neoplasms; Esophagus, stenosis or obstruction; Stents and prostheses

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DUODENUM PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0343952983     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61809-0     Document Type: Article

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