Endoscopic Management of Anastomotic Esophageal Leaks

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 66-71

  Raju, G S ^a   Tarcin, Orhan ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

debridement; endoclips; endoscopy; esophageal anastomotic leaks; glue; mediastinal drainage; stents

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SEALANT;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646539470     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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