Radionuclide scintigraphy in the evaluation of gastro-oesophageal reflux in post-operative oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula patients

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-320

  Thomas, E J ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Dasan, J B ^a   Chandrashekar, N ^a   Agarwala, S ^a   Tripathi, M ^a   Bal, C S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Oesophageal atresia; Radionuclide scintigraphy; Tracheo oesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCINTISCANNING; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0141430919     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200303000-00012     Document Type: Article

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