Novel biodegradable stents for benign esophageal strictures following endoscopic submucosal dissection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 330-333

  Saito, Yasuharu ^a   Tanaka, Toyohiko ^a   Andoh, Akira ^a   Minematsu, Hideki ^a   Hata, Kazunori ^a   Tsujikawa, Tomoyuki ^a   Nitta, Norihisa ^a   Murata, Kiyoshi ^a   Fujiyama, Yoshihide ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign stricture; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Poly L lactic acid

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STENT; ULTRASOUND;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 38649123399     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9873-6     Document Type: Article

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