Treatment of esophageal perforations and anastomotic leaks: The endoscopist is stepping into the arena

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 897-900

  Siersema, Peter D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SILICONES; STENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 20344367752     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(05)01589-0     Document Type: Editorial

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