Prospective randomized comparison of polyvinyl bougies and through-the-scope balloons for dilation of peptic strictures of the esophagus

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 189-195

  Saeed, Zahid A ^a   Winchester, Carolyn B ^a   Ferro, Pieretta S ^a   Michaletz, Patrice A ^a   Schwartz, Jim T ^a   Graham, David Y ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE TABLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM SULFATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGOSCOPES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POLYVINYLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028965531     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(95)70336-5     Document Type: Article

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