Spontaneous Fracture of a Biliary Self-Expanding Metal Stent
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Subclavian artery-esophageal fistula after placement of a self-expanding metal stent in a patient with esophagogastric anastomosis stenosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825969