Randomized trial of small-diameter versus large-diameter esophageal stents for palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 660-665

  White, Russell E ^a   Chepkwony, Robert ^a   Mwachiro, Michael ^a   Burgert, Stephen L ^a   Enders, Felicity T ^b   Topazian, Mark ^a,c  

^a Tenwek Hospital   (Kenya)

^b Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics ^*  (Kenya)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Dysphagia; Esophageal neoplasms; Randomized controlled trial; Stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVICE COMPARISON; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENT; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LARGE DIAMETER ESOPHAGEAL STENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; SMALL DIAMETER ESOPHAGEAL STENT; STENT MIGRATION; SURVIVAL TIME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942526086     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000333     Document Type: Article

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