Development of gastroduodenal self-expandable metallic stents: 30 years of trial and error
In 1991, the author (H.Y.S.) reported the first case of self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement in a patient with recurrent cancer after gastrojejunostomy. Since then SEMS placement has developed into a well-established method for the palliative treatment of malignant gastroduodenal obstruct...
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Language: | English |
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Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention
2016-07-01
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Series: | Gastrointestinal Intervention |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.18528/gii150032 |