Upper gastrointestinal stenting during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: impact of mitigation measures and risk of contamination for patients and staff

Conclusion Upper gastrointestinal stenting increased during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak period, which could be related to yearly variation on the number of procedures or reflect a change of oncologic treatment practice during COVID times. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - January 1, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Rodrigues-Pinto, Eduardo Ferreira-Silva, Joel Fugazza, Alessandro Capogreco, Antonio Repici, Alessandro Everett, Simon Albers, David Schumacher, Brigitte Gines, Angels Siersema, Peter D. Macedo, Guilherme Tags: Original article Source Type: research