Laparoscopic transgastric removal of an eroded angelchik prosthesis

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 724-726

  Carbonell, Alfredo M ^a   Maher, James W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SILASTIC;

AGED; ANGELCHIK PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EROSION; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROTOMY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MELENA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TROCAR; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STOMACH;

AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STOMACH;

EID: 33747865460     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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