Endoscopic Intubation with Conventional Plastic Stents: A Safe and Cost-Effective Palliation for Inoperable Esophageal Cancer

Dysphagia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-27

  Szentpáli, Károly ^a   Palotás, András ^a   Lázár, György ^a   Paszt, Attila ^a   Balogh, Ádám ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Palliation; Stent

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; PLASTIC;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS TUBE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SWALLOWING; TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLASTICS; STENTS;

EID: 0842327996     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-003-0018-6     Document Type: Article

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