Fully covered alimaxx esophageal metal stents in the endoscopic treatment of benign esophageal diseases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3399-3403

  Senousy, Bahaa E ^a   Gupte, Anand R ^a   Draganov, Peter V ^a   Forsmark, Chris E ^a   Wagh, Mihir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alimaxx; Completely covered metal stent; Esophageal fistula; Esophageal stent; Esophageal stricture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS STENT; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649328480     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1415-y     Document Type: Article

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