Self-expanding metal stents for the treatment of intrathoracic esophageal anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1393-1395

  Peters, Job H C ^a   Craanen, Mikael E ^a   Van Der Peet, Donald L ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^a   Mulder, Chris J J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS;

EID: 33744794077     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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