Endoscopic dexamethasone injection following balloon dilatation of anastomotic stricture after esophagogastrostomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 442-444

  Miyashita, Masao ^a   Onda, Masahiko ^a   Okawa, Keiichi ^a   Matsutani, Takeshi ^a   Yoshiyuki, Toshiro ^a   Sasajima, Koji ^a   Kyono, Shoji ^b   Yamashita, Kiyohiko ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL CHIBA HOKUSOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BALLOON DILATATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DEXAMETHASONE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030862533     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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