Esophageal stenting for the palliation of malignant dysphagia

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Mougey, Adam ^a   Adler, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; POLYETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL;

CANCER INVASION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL STENT; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LASER SURGERY; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48449106404     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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