Update application of metallic stents in treatment of esophageal carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-453

  Yang, Hai Shan ^a   Zhang, Lin Bo ^b   Wang, Tian Wei ^a   Zhao, Yong Sheng ^a   Liu, Lin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b No 208 Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal carcinoma; Esophageal obstruction; Self expanding metal stents

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWALLOWING; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 13744259798     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.451     Document Type: Article

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