Enteral stents for malignant gastric outlet obstruction: testing our mettle

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-363

  Adler, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; STENTS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447558142     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.12.053     Document Type: Editorial

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