Balloon dilatation of anastomotic strictures secondary to surgical repair of oesophageal atresia

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 901, 2003, Pages 26-31

  Said, Mourad ^a   Mekki, M ^a   Golli, M ^a   Memmi, F ^a   Hafsa, C ^a   Braham, R ^a   Belguith, M ^a   Letaief, M ^a   Gahbiche, M ^a   Nouri, A ^a   Ganouni, A ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISTAXIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037286312     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/64412147     Document Type: Article

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