Endoscopic ultrasound miniprobe-guided steroid injection for treatment of refractory esophageal strictures

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 757-759

  Bhutani, M S ^a,b   Usman, N ^a   Shenoy, V ^a   Qarqash, A ^a   Singh, A ^a   Barde, C J ^a   Gopalswamy, N ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS;

EID: 0030856917     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004304     Document Type: Article

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