Self-expandable metal stents placed with overtube for the treatment of malignant obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract in 33 consecutive patients

E. Samalin; E. Assenat; P. Bauret; P. Senesse

doi:10.1055/s-2006-945176

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E101
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945176

Unusual cases and technical notes

Self-expandable metal stents placed with overtube for the treatment of malignant obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract in 33 consecutive patients

E. Samalin¹ , E. Assenat¹ , P. Bauret² , P. Senesse¹

¹Department of Nutrition and Digestive Oncology, Val d’Aurelle Cancer Institute, Montpellier, France
²Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier, France

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P. Senesse, PhD

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