Endoscopic incision and balloon dilatation for cicatricial anastomotic strictures

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 997-999

  Hagiwara, Akeo ^a   Togawa, Takeshi ^a   Yamasaki, Junya ^a   Shirasu, Morio ^a   Sakakura, Chouhei ^a   Yamagishi, Hisakazu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anastomotic stricture; Balloon dilatation; Endoscopic incision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE STENOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CICATRIX; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032905297     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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