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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 551-556
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.551
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.551
Tracheobronchial Polyflex stents for the management of benign refractory hypopharyngeal strictures
Rui Almeida Silva, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
Nuno Mesquita, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
Pedro Pimentel Nunes, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
Elisabete Cardoso, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
Ricardo Marcos Pinto, Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar 4099-001, Porto, Portugal
Luís Moreira Dias, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Silva RA conceived and designed the study; Silva RA, Mesquita N, Nunes PP and Pinto RM performed the research; Silva RA and Cardoso E analyzed and interpreted the data; Dias LM reviewed the article critically for important intellectual content; Silva RA wrote the article.
Correspondence to: Rui Almeida Silva, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, R. Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida 4200-072, Porto, Portugal. rsgastro@sapo.pt
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Received: December 18, 2010
Revised: February 1, 2011
Accepted: February 8, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
Revised: February 1, 2011
Accepted: February 8, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
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