Crohn's disease of the esophagus with esophagobronchial fistula formation: a case report and review of the literature

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-209

  Clarke, Bridger W ^a   Cassara, Joseph E ^a   Morgan, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG LOBE; MICROSCOPY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CROHN DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 73049102777     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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