Self-expanding metallic stent placement with an exaggerated 5-cm proximal tumor covering for palliation of esophageal cancer

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes with a technique of self-expanding metallic stent insertion in palliative esophageal cancer patients. We hypothesized that a systematic attempt at exaggerated (5 cm) proximal tumor covering could prevent both stent migration a...

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Autores principales: Tahiri, Mehdi, Ferraro, Pasquale, Duranceau, André, Berthiaume, Melanie, Thiffault, Vicky, Liberman, Moishe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26126578

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