Dysphagia due to tuberculosis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 833-836

  Rathinam, Sridhar ^a   Kanagavel, Manickavasagam ^c   Tiruvadanan, Bangalore Sundaravadanan ^c   Santhosam, Rajan ^b   Chandramohan, Servarayan M ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Oesophagus; Tracheo oesophageal fistula; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGASTROSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; EVALUATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; ULCER;

EID: 33750936221     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.09.025     Document Type: Article

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