Management of persistent gastroesophageal anastomotic strictures with removable self-expandable polyester silicon-covered (Polyflex) stents: an alternative to serial dilation

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Barthel, James S ^a   Kelley, Scott T ^a   Klapman, Jason B ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICON; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149112535     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.10.047     Document Type: Article

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