Conservative management of esophageal nontransmural tears after pneumatic dilation for achalasia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-18

  Molina, Enrique G ^a   Stollman, Neil ^a   Grauer, Leopolde ^a   Reiner, Dolly K ^a   Barkin, Jamie S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030066422     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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