The use of self-expandable metal stents in the palliation of malignant bowel obstruction

Oncology Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Okorie, M I ^a   Hussain, S A ^a   Riley, P L ^a   McCafferty, I J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant bowel obstruction; Palliation; Stenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18044395883     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.12.1.67     Document Type: Article

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