Anastomotic strictures following esophageal atresia repair: A 20-year experience with endoscopic balloon dilatation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-467

  Antoniou, Dimitris ^a   Soutis, Michael ^a   Christopoulos Geroulanos, George ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Balloon dilatation; Esophageal atresia; Stricture

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78449239392     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181d682ac     Document Type: Article

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