The role of interventional radiology in the treatment of mediastinal collections caused by esophageal anastomotic leaks

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 649-653

  Maher, Michael M ^a   Lucey, Brian C ^a   Boland, Giles ^a   Gervais, Debra A ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRAIN; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG ASPIRATION; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036175708     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.178.3.1780649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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