Insertion of expandable metallic stents in esophageal cancer without fluoroscopy: is it safe?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 929-931

  Lambert, René ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; METAL IMPLANTATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; METALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SAFETY; STENTS;

EID: 34247263342     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.12.044     Document Type: Editorial

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