Stenting in malignant superior vena caval obstruction: an eight year experience in a district general hospital

R. Santhanakrishnan, C. George, C. Prys-Pickard, P. Woodhead, F. Zaman (Burnley, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Management of lung cancer: clinical problems
Session: Management of lung cancer: clinical problems
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4231
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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