Temporary use of a new fully-covered self-expanding metal stent for the management of post-esophagectomy strictures

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-189

  Buscaglia, Jonathan M ^a   Jayaraman, Vijay ^a   Nagula, Satish ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

esophageal stent; esophageal stricture; esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FULLY COVERED SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; HUMAN; MALE; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 79953051781     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2010.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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