Acute neoplastic obstruction of the splenic flexure: Effective presurgical palliation with a biliary metallic stent [3]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-238

  Mosca, Sandro ^a   Festa, Patrizio ^a   Simeoli, Cinzia ^a   Bottino, Vincenzo ^a   De Sena, Guido ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPLENIC FLEXURE STENOSIS; STENOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1342332261     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03265.x     Document Type: Letter

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