Balloon catheter dilatation of benign esophageal strictures in children

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 831-835

  Weintraub, Joshua L ^a   Eubig, Jan ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BALLOON DILATATION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745020921     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000217964.55623.19     Document Type: Article

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