Broken stent in oesophageal malignancy: A rare complication

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 264-266

  Doǧan, Ümit Bilge ^a,b   Egilmez E ^a  

^a Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Malignant oesophageal obstruction; Metallic expandable stent; Oesophageal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS;

EID: 21844438494     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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