Open AccessClinical outcomes of self-expandable metal stents in palliation of malignant anastomotic strictures caused by recurrent gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Yu Kyung Cho,
Sang Woo Kim,
Kwan Woo Nam,
Jae Hyuck Chang,
Jae Myung Park,
Jeong-Jo Jeong,
In Seok Lee,
Myung-Gyu Choi,
InSik Chung
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3523
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , anastomosis , surgery , gastrectomy , billroth i , self expandable metallic stent , billroth ii , cancer , stenosis , radiology
To examine the technical feasibility and clinical outcomes of the endoscopic insertion of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) for the palliation of a malignant anastomotic stricture caused by recurrent gastric cancer.