Management of the Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomotic Stricture

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Chang, Andrew C ^a   Orringer, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; dysphagia; esophageal dilatation; esophagectomy; self bougienage

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MITOMYCIN C; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REIMBURSEMENT; SCAR FORMATION; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; STOMACH;

EID: 33947613134     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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