The role of stents in obstructive colorectal cancer

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 359-361

  Fernández Esparrach, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARE METAL STENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEATH; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECTUM RESECTION; SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; SPAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954617690     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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