What is the optimal duration of stent placement for refractory, benign esophageal strictures?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 146-147

  Siersema, Peter D ^a   Hirdes, Meike M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; NITINOL; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; STENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62549086936     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1364     Document Type: Article

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