title: The role of endoluminal stents in gastrointestinal diseases.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Lutherville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Hutcheon
mesh_terms: D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome