A prospective evaluation of the endoscopic spectrum of overtube-related esophageal mucosal injury

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-137

  Dennert, B ^a   Ramirez, F C ^a   Sanowski, R A ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS TUBE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031016340     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70235-9     Document Type: Article

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