Tracheobronchial lesions following oesophagectomy: Prevalence, predisposing factors and outcome

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 403-406

  Bartels, H E ^a   Stein, H J ^a   Siewert, J R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0031885590     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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