Endoscopic palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction using self-expanding metal stents: experience in 36 patients

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Abstract

Self-expanding metal stents are a safe and efficacious method for palliating malignant gastric outlet obstruction. The majority of patients do not require reintervention, and those that do can usually be managed nonoperatively.

Topics & Keywords

Esophageal and GI Pathology Foreign Body Medical Cases Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 97, Issue 1, pp. 72-78

DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05423.x

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