A randomized prospective study comparing rigid to balloon dilators for benign esophageal strictures and rings

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-17

  Scolapio, J S ^a   Pasha, T M ^a   Gostout, C J ^a   Mahoney, D W ^a   Zinsmeister, A R ^a   Ott, B J ^a   Lindor, K D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGIDITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033066661     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70337-8     Document Type: Article

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