Colonic stents for malignant obstruction-not a bridge too far?{A figure is presented}

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 921-924

  Vandervoort, Jo ^a   Tham, Tony C K ^b  

^a Onze Lieve Vrouwe Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 33751419222     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.12.025     Document Type: Editorial

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