Self-expanding metal stents versus antrectomy for the palliative treatment of obstructive adenocarcinoma of the gastric antrum Prótesis metálicas autoexpandibles versus antrectomía en el tratamiento paliativo del adenocarcinoma obstructivo del antro gástrico

Background: gastric cancer patients are first diagnosed with an unresectable tumor in up to 40% of cases. Gastric outlet obstruction causes nausea, vomiting, dehydration and malnutrition. The aim of the study was to compare self-expanding metal stents to antrectomy and Roux-en Y gastrojejunostomy fo...

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Main Authors: Juan Octavio Alonso-Larraga, Julio César Álvaro-Villegas, Sergio Sobrino-Cossio, Angélica Hernández-Guerrero, Guillermo de la Mora-Levy, Paola Figueroa-Barojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082012000400003