Expandable metal stents for malignant gastroduodenal and intestinal obstruction

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-92

  Carr Locke, David L ^a   Alshalabi, Salim M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 1242335463     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: 15585050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tgie.2001.22149     Document Type: Article

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