Successful closure of a benign postsurgical esophagocutaneous fistula by temporary placement of a self-expanding plastic stent

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-843

  Shirley, Rhett M ^a   Eloubeidi, Mohamad A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PLASTICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; STOMACH;

EID: 34648847320     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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