Technique of endoscopic retrograde puncture and dilatation of total esophageal stenosis in patients with radiation-induced strictures

Head and Neck

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Lew, Ronald J ^a   Shah, Janak N ^a   Chalian, Ara ^b   Weber, Randal S ^b,c   Williams, Noel N ^b   Kochman, Michael L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal dilatation; Radiation strictures

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ACETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE PUNCTURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RADIATION INJURY; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742271028     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10365     Document Type: Article

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