Is it necessary to resect the diseased esophagus in performing reconstruction for corrosive esophageal stricture?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Pevni, D ^a   Frolkis, I ^a   Iaina, A ^a   Wollman, Y ^b   Chernichovski, T ^b   Shapira, I ^a   Uretzky, G ^a   Mohr, R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corrosive stricture; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal stricture

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS BURN; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CARCINOMA; CAUSTICS; CICATRIX; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034984494     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00747-3     Document Type: Article

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