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Does procedural volume matter in the efficacy of self-expanding stents in patients with esophageal cancer?

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boxed-textWenger et al. (2005) A nationwide study of the use of self-expanding stents in patients with esophageal cancer in Sweden. Endoscopy 37: 329–334

Trained gastroenterologists should be confident placing self-expanding stents in esophageal cancer patients; data indicate procedural outcome is the same for low-volume and high-volume centers

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Wang, K. Does procedural volume matter in the efficacy of self-expanding stents in patients with esophageal cancer?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2, 300–301 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0220

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