Surgical strategy for the treatment of pyriform sinus fistula

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-37

  Kubota, Masayuki ^a   Suita, Sachiyo ^a   Kamimura, Tetsuro ^a   Zaizen, Yoshio ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

branchial pouch; endoscopy; Pyriform sinus fistula

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BARIUM; DYE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031035221     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90087-7     Document Type: Article

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