Removable self-expandable plastic stent to treat postphotodynamic therapy esophageal stricture

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Agrawal, Deepak ^a   Habr, Fadlallah G ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD INTAKE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 62649115567     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.08.037     Document Type: Article

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