Endoscopic enucleation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: Report of five cases

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2609-2611

  Katoh, Toshio ^a   Itoh, Yoshiyuki ^a   Mohri, Tomomi ^a   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Toyama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic enucleation; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOSCOPIC ENUCLEATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 47849092481     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2609     Document Type: Article

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