Therapeutic esophageal interventions for dysphagia and bleeding

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-447

  Siersema, Peter D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Brachytherapy; Dilation therapy; Esophageal band ligation; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal sclerotherapy stricture; Pneumatic dilation; Stent placement

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SCLEROSING AGENT; SILICONE; SOMATOSTATIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC BAND LIGATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS TUBE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; LIGATION; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCLEROTHERAPY; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIGATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746260214     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mog.0000231823.56514.cd     Document Type: Review

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