Endoscopic dilation of rectal strictures: A prospective study of 18 cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-428

  Johansson, Claes ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Balloon dilation; Endoscopy; Rectum; Stricture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTUM DISEASE; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029873115     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054058     Document Type: Article

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