Successful treatment of severe refractory anastomotic stricture in an infant after esophageal atresia repair by endoscopic balloon dilation combined with systemic administration of dexamethasone

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-533

  Hishiki, Tomoro ^a   Kouchi, Katsunori ^a   Saito, Takeshi ^a   Terui, Keita ^a   Sato, Yoshiharu ^a   Mitsunaga, Tetsuya ^a   Nakata, Mitsuyuki ^a   Yoshida, Hideo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anastomotic stricture; Dexamethasone; Dilation; Esophagus; Refractory

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BALLOON DILATATION; DEXAMETHASONE; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 67349171425     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2367-1     Document Type: Article

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