Successful removal from the esophagus of a self-expandable metal stent that had shriveled up into a tangled ball

Endoscopy 2013; 45(S 02): E410-E411
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1344992

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Gianfranco Donatelli

¹Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France

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Parag Dhumane

²Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India

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Bertrand M. Vergeau

¹Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France

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Jean-Loup Dumont

¹Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France

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Thierry Tuszynski

¹Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France

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Bruno Meduri

¹Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit, Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Paris, France

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