Endoscopic stenting of esophageal cancer: The clinical impact

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-538

  Nathwani, Rahul A ^a   Kowalski, Thomas ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Esophagus; Palliation; Stent

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 34548433453     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e3282a56968     Document Type: Review

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