Recent Advances in the Use of Stents for Esophageal Disease

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-121

  Schembre, Drew B ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal fistula; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal stent; Esophageal stricture

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 70749089918     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2009.08.004     Document Type: Review

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