Results of a new method to stop acute bleeding from esophageal varices: Implantation of a self-expanding stent

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2149-2152

  Zehetner, J ^a   Shamiyeh, A ^a   Wayand, W ^a   Hubmann, R ^a  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endoluminal therapy; Esophageal varices; Stent implantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENT; X RAY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 52449117981     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-0009-7     Document Type: Article

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