Endoscopic approaches for palliation of luminal gastrointestinal obstruction

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-82

  Adler, Douglas G ^a   Merwat, Shehzad N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

APPETITE; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; BRACHYTHERAPY; COLON OBSTRUCTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANDIDIASIS; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TUMOR GROWTH;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 33644832099     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2005.12.004     Document Type: Review

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