A degradable esophageal stent in the treatment of a corrosive esophageal stenosis in a child

Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Vandenplas, Y ^a   Hauser, B ^a   Devreker, T ^a   Urbain, D ^a   Reynaert, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; BALLOON DILATATION; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66949180857     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214437     Document Type: Note

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