Palliative treatment of esophageal carcinoma with self-expanding plastic stents: A report on 69 cases

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1197-1201

  Szegedi, László ^a   Gál, István ^a   Kósa, Imre ^a   Kiss, Gyula G ^a  

^a Kenezy Korhaz Rendelointezet   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Esophageal carcinoma; Palliative therapy; Self expandable plastic stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EXPANDABLE PLASTIC STENT; STENT; SWALLOWING; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; BALLOON DILATION; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749847288     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000236886.67085.2e     Document Type: Article

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