Endoscopic dilation for treatment of anastomotic leaks following transhiatal esophagectomy

Endoscopy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 469-471

  Bhasin, D K ^a,b   Sharma, B C ^a   Gupta, N M ^a   Sinha, S K ^a   Singh, K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Sector 24 B ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033866683     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-12967     Document Type: Article

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