Advances in esophageal stenting: The evolution of fully covered stents for malignant and benign disease

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 413-425

  Schembre, Drew ^a  

^a Virginia Mason Medical Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

dysphagia; esophageal cancer; esophageal fistula; esophageal stricture; stent

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPHAGIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOREIGN BODY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; STENT; STENT MIGRATION;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; METALS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 77956226973     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-010-0042-5     Document Type: Review

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