Self-expandable coated stent after intraluminal treatment of esophageal cancer: a risky procedure?

A Controlled Trial of an Expansile Metal Stent for Palliation of Esophageal Obstruction Due to Inoperable Cancer

K. Knyrim, Hans‐Joachim Wagner, N. Bethge et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 751 citations · Full text

Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Surgery +13

Photodynamic therapy for esophageal malignancy: A prospective twelve-year study

James S. McCaughan, E. Christopher Ellison, Jerry T. Guy et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1996 · 112 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Biophotonics +7

Coated and uncoated self-expanding metal stents for malignant stenosis in the upper GI tract: preliminary clinical experiences with Wallstents.

Ell C, J Hochberger, W.E. Fleig et al. · PubMed · 1994 · 95 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Implant Surgery +8

Treatment of esophagorespiratory fistulas with silicone-coated self-expanding metal stents

N. Weigert, Horst Neuhaus, Thomas Rösch et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 1995 · 73 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +7

Push-through intubation: Effective palliation in 409 patients with cancer of the esophagus and cardia

A. Cusumano, Alberto Ruol, A. Segalin et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1992 · 62 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +13