Spontaneous fracture of an uncovered enteral stent with proximal migration of fractured segment into cervical esophagus: First report

Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Goenka, A H ^a   Garg, P K ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Sharma, B ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS;

EID: 70350433801     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214864     Document Type: Note

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