A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and prospective studies comparing covered and bare self-expandable metal stents for the treatment of malignant obstruction in the digestive tract

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 825-835

  Yang, Zhiping ^a   Wu, Qiong ^a   Wang, Fang ^b   Ye, Xiaofei ^c   Qi, Xingshun ^a   Fan, Daiming ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Covered stent; Digestive tract; Gastrointestinal cancer; Malignant obstruction; Self expandable metal stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARE SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHOLESTASIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COVERED SELF EXPANDABLE METAL STENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; EMBASE; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALIGNANT OBSTRUCTION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

COVERED STENT; DIGESTIVE TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER; MALIGNANT OBSTRUCTION; SELF-EXPANDABLE METAL STENT.;

HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; METALS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STENTS;

EID: 84877309171     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5969     Document Type: Article

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