Esophageal tuberculosis associated with esophagotracheal or esophagomediastinal fistula: Report of 10 cases

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 588-592

  Devarbhavi, Harshad C ^a   Alvares, Jose Filipe ^a   Radhikadevi, Mani ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EATING; ESOPHAGOMEDIASTINAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037386002     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.140     Document Type: Article

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