Self-expandable metallic stent for unresectable malignant strictures in the esophagus and cardia

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 470-476

  Lee, Shigeru ^a   Osugi, Harushi ^a   Tokuhara, Taigo ^a   Takemura, Masashi ^a   Kaneko, Masahiro ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^a   Fujiwara, Yushi ^a   Nishizawa, Satoshi ^a   Iwasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Suehiro, Shigefumi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; Radiotherapy; Self expandable metallic stent

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE REFLUX; CARDIA; CARDIA STRICTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; STENT; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH DISEASE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 26644473634     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0089-4     Document Type: Article

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