Expandable metal stents for the treatment of cancerous obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract

N Engl J Med. 2001 May 31;344(22):1681-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200105313442206.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / etiology
  • Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / therapy*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
  • Esophageal Stenosis / etiology
  • Esophageal Stenosis / therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / therapy
  • Palliative Care*
  • Stents*