Gastrobronchial fistula and anastomotic esophagogastric stenosis after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 296-297

  Espases, Rafael Aguiló ^a   Lozano, R ^a   Navarro, A C ^a   Regueiro, F ^a   Tejero, E ^a   Salinas, J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROTOMY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH FISTULA; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0742305705     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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