Combined endoscopic approach in the treatment of benign broncho-oesophageal fistula

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1024-1025

  De Luca, G ^a,c   Griffo, S ^b   Monaco, M ^b   Fraioli, G ^b   Di Tommaso, L ^b   Stassano, P ^b  

^a Istituto Clinico Pineta Grande   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; NITINOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56049084470     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.091686     Document Type: Article

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