Insertion of removable self-expanding metal stents as a treatment for postoperative leaks and perforations of the esophagus and stomach

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-233

  Inbar, Royi ^a   Santo, Ervin ^a   Subchi, Abu El Abid ^a   Korianski, Joseph ^a   Halperin, Zamir ^a   Greenberg, Ron ^a   Avital, Shmuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; Postoperative gastric leaks; Self expanding metal stent (SEMS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGOPLEURAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA DISEASE; REMOVABLE SELF EXPANDING METAL STENT; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STENT; STOMACH PERFORATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; STOMACH;

EID: 79957598751     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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