Self-Expanding Covered Metallic Stent as a Bridge to Surgery in Esophageal Cancer

Background Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMSs) have been used as a bridge to surgery, relieving dysphagia and maintaining nutrition, in patients with operable but obstructive esophageal cancer (EC). However, the impact of SEMSs on oncologic outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to evalua...

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Main Author: Mariette, Christophe (author)
Other Authors: Gronnier, Caroline (author), Duhamel, Alain (author), Mabrut, Jean-Yves (author), Bail, Jean-Pierre (author), Carrere, Nicolas (author), Lefevre, Jérémie H. (author), Meunier, Bernard (author), Collet, Denis (author), Piessen, Guillaume (author)
Format: article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/14216
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.11.028
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1072751514018596
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