Acta Med. 2011, 54: 137-143

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.37

Use of Bio-Degradable Stents for the Treatment of Refractory Benign Gastrointestinal Stenoses

Stanislav Rejchrta, Jan Bureša, Jan Brožíkb, Marcela Kopáčováa

a2nd Department of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bDepartment of Radiology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received August 23, 2011
Accepted October 17, 2011

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