Self-expandable plastic stents in pharyngoesophageal strictures: a word of caution.
Summary of "Self-expandable plastic stents in pharyngoesophageal strictures: a word of caution."
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Name: Gastrointestinal endoscopy
ISSN: 1097-6779
Pages: 642
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21353867
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2010.06.039
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Drug-eluting Stents
Stents that are covered with materials that are embedded with chemicals that are gradually released into the surrounding milieu.
Paired-associate Learning
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Esophageal Sphincter, Upper
The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE. It normally occludes the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS, except during SWALLOWING.
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