Temporary esophageal stenting allows healing of esophageal perforations following atrial fibrillation ablation procedures

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-439

  Bunch, T Jared ^a,b   Nelson, Jennifer ^b   Foley, Tom ^b   Allison, Scott ^b   Crandall, Brian G ^b   Osborn, Jeffrey S ^b   Weiss, J Peter ^b   Anderson, Jeffrey L ^b   Nielsen, Peter ^b   Anderson, Lars ^b   Lappe, Donald L ^b   Day, John D ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Biophysics of catheter ablation; Complications of catheter ablation; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal stenting

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART INNERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; NOSE FEEDING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VAGUS NERVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RUPTURE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645298469     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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