Treatment of oesophageal anastomotic leaks by temporary stenting with self-expanding plastic stents

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 887-891

  Dai, Y Y ^a   Gretschel, S ^a   Dudeck, O ^a   Rau, B ^a   Schlag, P M ^a   Hunerbein M ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Hospital Berlin Buch   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXPANDING PLASTIC STENT; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 68049092049     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6648     Document Type: Article

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