Treatment of upper gastrointestinal leaks with a removable, covered, self-expanding metallic stent

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Babor, Richard ^a   Talbot, Michael ^a   Tyndal, Anthony ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Bariatric; Leak; Stent

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL LEAK; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL STAPLING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BARIATRIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYLORIC ANTRUM; STENTS;

EID: 67649949084     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318196c706     Document Type: Article

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