Dilation of benign strictures in the esophagus and colon with the polyflex stent: A case series study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-346

  García Cano, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benign gastrointestinal strictures; Dilation; Polyflex stent; Stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 38649127907     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9864-7     Document Type: Article

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