Endoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal anastomotic strictures using argon plasma coagulation in combination with diathermy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1579-1582

  Schubert, D ^a   Kuhn, R ^a   Lippert, H ^a   Pross, M ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anastomotic stricture; Argon plasma coagulation; Diathermy; Electroincision; Endoscopy; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0345015479     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9173-3     Document Type: Article

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