Endoscopic dilation of benign esophageal strictures without fluoroscopy: Experience of 2750 procedures

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 85, 2008, Pages 1342-1348

  Raymondi, Ricardo ^a   Pereira Lima, Júlio C ^a   Alves, Alexandre V ^a   Morales, Gustavo F ^a   Marques, Daniela ^a   Lopes, César Vivian ^a   Marroni, Cláudio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benign esophageal stricture; Endoscopic dilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149386265     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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