Self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction: Special reference to quality of life and survival of patients

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Yajima, K ^a   Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Nakagawa, S ^a   Kaneko, K ^a   Kosugi, S ^a   Ohashi, M ^a   Hatakeyama, K ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Domiciliary treatment; Dysphagia score; Esophageal cancer; Quality of life (QOL); Self expandable metallic stent

Indexed keywords

METAL; NITINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISTOLOGY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; STENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042675266     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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