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Migrated esophageal stent posing a challenge for ventilation

Self-expandable esophageal stents are being commonly used for palliative treatment in advanced esophageal cancer patients to relieve dysphagia, prevent tracheoesophageal fistula, and facilitate symptomatic betterment. The modern covered stents reduce the ingrowth of the tumor but have seen an increa...

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Autores principales: D’souza, Nita, Arbhi, Sachin, Dikshit, Amit, Ghadge, Murarji, Jha, Smriti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28442962
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.203016