Upper Gastrointestinal Stent
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Upper Gastrointestinal Stent
Gastrointestinal (GI) stent has been developed for palliation of obstructive symptoms in various diseases causing obstruction of GI tract. Self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) has replaced old type of plastic stent, and endoscopic insertion of stent has replaced fluoroscopy-guided insertion. Nowadays, newly-designed SEMSs have been developed for prevention of complications such as stent migration ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Endoscopy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2234-2400,2234-2443
DOI: 10.5946/ce.2012.45.4.386