Feasibility and safety of endoscopic full-thickness esophageal wall resection and defect closure: a prospective long-term survival animal study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1314-1320

  Fritscher Ravens, Annette ^a   Cuming, Tamzin ^a   Jacobsen, Bjorn ^a   Seehusen, Frauke ^a   Ghanbari, Amir ^a   Kahle, Erich ^a   von Herbay, Axel ^a   Koehler, Peter ^a   Milla, Peter ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDIASTINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL TIME; SWINE; THORAX; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66049154634     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.09.031     Document Type: Article

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