An unusual case of dysphagia after endovascular exclusion of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-242

  Kahlberg, Andrea ^a,b   Marrocco Trischitta, Massimiliano M ^a   Marone, Enrico M ^a   Amato, Alexandre C M ^a   Melissano, Germano ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complication; Dysphagia; Esophageal achalasia; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA THROMBOSIS; APHAGIA; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOVASCULAR EXCLUSION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67249139014     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/08-2604.1     Document Type: Article

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