Endoscopic trimming of a rectal self-expanding metallic stent by use of argon plasma coagulation

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 210-211

  Witte, Todd N ^a   Danovitch, Stuart H ^b   Borum, Marie L ^a   Irani, Sands K ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sibley Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM MUCOSA; STENT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; STENTS;

EID: 34250703105     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.03.1040     Document Type: Letter

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