A novel approach to esophageal stent removal in the setting of proximal stenosis and failure of the primary retrieval mechanism

Jochen Weigt; Neven Barsic; Peter Malfertheiner

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1391356

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Endoscopy 2015; 47(S 01): E129-E130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1391356

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A novel approach to esophageal stent removal in the setting of proximal stenosis and failure of the primary retrieval mechanism

Jochen Weigt

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

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Neven Barsic

²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

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Peter Malfertheiner

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

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