Management of spontaneous perforation of esophageal cancer with covered self expanding metallic stents

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-69

  Ferri, L ^a   Lee, J K T ^a   Law, S ^a   Wong, K H ^a   Kwok, K F ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Esophageal perforation; Esophagus; Stents; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; STENT;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444365834     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00453.x     Document Type: Review

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