Acute bronchial obstruction following esophageal stent implantation for variceal bleeding

Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Dechene, A ^a   Adamzik, M ^a   Gerken, G ^a   Canbay, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID ASPIRATION; ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; STENTS;

EID: 70349322836     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119725     Document Type: Article

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