Sharp recanalization of a short esophageal occluding stricture in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 793-796

  Thornton, Raymond H ^a   Heyman, Melvin B ^a   Wilson, Mark W ^a   Zarrinpar, Ali ^a   Kerlan, Robert K ^a   LaBerge, Jeanne M ^a   Zwass, Maurice ^a   Gordon, Roy L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROTOMY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; BALLOON DILATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 33750222457     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.07.029     Document Type: Article

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