Malignant esophageal dysphagia palliation using insertion of a covered Ultraflex stent without fluoroscopy: A prospective observational study

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 628-635

  Lazaraki, Georgia ^a   Katsinelos, Panagiotis ^b   Nakos, Andreas ^a   Chatzimavroudis, Grigoris ^b   Pilpilidis, Ioannis ^a   Paikos, Dimitrios ^a   Tzilves, Dimitrios ^a   Katsos, Ioannis ^a  

^a THEAGENIO CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal; Fluoroscopy; Malignant strictures; SEMS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; STENT; STENT MIGRATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 79954809881     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1236-2     Document Type: Article

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