Mechanisms and avoidance of esophageal perforation by anesthesia personnel during laparoscopic foregut surgery

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 979-982

  Lowham, A S ^a   Filipi, C J ^a,f   Hinder, R A ^a   Swanstrom, L L ^b   Stalter, K ^c   DePaula, A ^d   Hunter, J G ^e   Buglewicz, T G ^a   Haake, K ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oneonta Surgical Associates   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL SAMARITANO   (Brazil)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia personnel; Esophageal perforation; Laparoscopic foregut surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030267437     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900218     Document Type: Article

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