Radiographer involvement with stent insertion to palliate symptomatic dysphagia resulting from neoplastic obstruction

Radiography

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-44

  Law, R L ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Oesophagus; Radiographer; SEMS; Stent

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT;

EID: 37249086644     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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