Biodegradable stents in gastrointestinal endoscopy
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Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Advanced endoscopy can be used to insert stents (hollow tubes) into various sites of the gastrointestinal tract and this has proved to be a major therapeutic advance. Stents can hold open strictured areas in the oesophagus, the biliary tree, the colon and the gastroduodenal region. Stents are usually positioned in order to overcome stricturing associated with cancerous tumours. They are used as...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2212