Successful rigid endoscopic removal of an esophageal subtotally covered nitinol stent 11 months after initial placement

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 266, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 927-931

  Gouveris, Haralampos T ^a   Mann, Wolf J ^a   Lippert, Burkard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer of unknown primary; Esophagus; Nitinol stent; Rigid endoscopy

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; STENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ALLOYS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349228739     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0746-1     Document Type: Article

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