Self-expanding plastic stents in treatment of benign esophageal conditions

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-25

  Holm, Adrian N ^a   de la Mora Levy, Jose G ^a   Gostout, Christopher J ^a   Topazian, Mark D ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MIGRATION; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EXPANDING PLASTIC STENT; STENT; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 37249051063     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.04.031     Document Type: Article

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