Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal strictures and leaks

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2260-2264

  Bona, Davide ^a   Laface, Letizia ^a   Bonavina, Luigi ^a   Abate, Emmanuele ^a   Schaffer, Moshe ^a   Ugenti, Ippazio ^a   Siboni, Stefano ^a   Carrinola, Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Endoscopy; Esophageal neoplasms; Neoadjuvant therapy; Palliative care; Self expanding metal stents; Stricture; Surgical anastomosis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NITINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HICCUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH INJURY; ODYNOPHAGIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 77952607991     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2260     Document Type: Article

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