Use of self-expandable plastic stents for the treatment of esophageal perforations and symptomatic anastomotic leaks

Endoscopy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 695-699

  Gelbmann, Cornelia M ^a   Ratiu, N L ^a   Rath, H C ^a   Rogler, G ^a   Lock, G ^b   Scholmerich J ^a   Kullmann, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PLASTIC;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STENT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 4344610468     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825656     Document Type: Article

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