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Prophylactic placement of a covered nitinol stent to prevent carotid blowout in a patient with supraclavicular lymph node metastasis from esophageal cancer

Enlargement of primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer can be progressive and invade the surrounding vessels despite intensive treatment. Carotid blowout (CBS) tends to occur in these patients, and prompt treatment is required. Surgical management of carotid bl...

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Autores principales: Fujita, Takeshi, Ito, Katsuyoshi, Tanabe, Masahiro, Matsunaga, Naofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26322254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1243-9