Placement of two types of spiral Z-stents at the bronchial carina for the treatment of terminal lung cancer - A new method

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 556-562

  Hosokawa, Y ^a   Tsujino, I ^a   Kiyofuji, K ^a   Koura, T ^a   Shoda, T ^a   Horikoshi, A ^a   Sawada, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carina; Spiral Z stent; Stenosis; Terminal lung cancer; Y stent

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TRACHEA STENOSIS;

EID: 33751055940     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400514     Document Type: Article

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