An unusual complication of a colonic Wallstent

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-378

  Low, Deborah E ^a   Panto, Philip N ^a   Hastings, Andrew G ^a   Nigam, Keshav ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonic Wallstent; Malignant colonic obstruction; Perforation; Wire tips

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON PERFORATION; COLON TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3843075102     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-0195-1     Document Type: Article

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