First human case of esophagus-tracheal fistula closure by using a cardiac septal occluder (with video)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 867-869

  Repici, Alessandro ^a   Presbitero, Patrizia ^a   Carlino, Alessandra ^a   Strangio, Giuseppe ^a   Rando, Giacomo ^a   Pagano, Nico ^a   Romeo, Fabio ^a   Rosati, Riccardo ^a  

^a Haemodynamics Invasive Cardiology and Coronary Care Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIBRIN GLUE; POLYESTER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77950300276     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.08.036     Document Type: Article

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