Esophagobronchial fistula after thoracoscopic resection of an epiphrenic diverticulum

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 324-325

  Bonavina, L ^a,b   Reitano, M ^a   Incarbone, R ^a   Cappelletti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACOSCOPY;

BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033505219     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.1999.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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