The evaluation of esophageal stenting complications in palliative treatment of dysphagia related to esophageal cancer

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Kujawski, Krzysztof ^a   Stasiak, Magdalena ^b   Rysz, Jacek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Complications; Neoplastic dysphagia; Palliative treatment; Self expandable esophageal stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STENT; THORAX PAIN; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 84860675297     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.882739     Document Type: Article

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