Iatrogenic injury of the intrathoracic esophagus sustained during a gastric banding procedure

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 742-744

  Iannelli, Antonio ^a,b,c   Negri, Chiara ^b,c   Piche, Thierry ^b,c   Becaud, André ^d   Gugenheim, Jean ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^d Clinique Jeanne d'Arc   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy calibration balloon; Esophagus; Gastric banding; Iatrogenic injury; Morbid obesity; Stent

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAVAGE; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THORACOTOMY;

ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 43149113892     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9333-6     Document Type: Article

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