Non-malignant tracheo-gastric fistula following esophagectomy for cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-365

  Kalmár, Katalin ^a   Molnár, Tamás F ^a   Morgan, Anthony ^b   Horváth, Örs Péter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications of esophagectomy; Tracheal surgery; Tracheo gastric fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FISTULA; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FISTULA; GASTRIC FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034285049     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00520-0     Document Type: Article

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