Safety of esophagoscopy in the irradiated esophagus

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-300

  Wax, Mark K ^a,b   Ulewicz, Dennis E ^a   Amirali, Asif ^a   Lough, Richard ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; esophagoscopy; palliation; radiation; strictures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SAFETY;

EID: 8244231264     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600406     Document Type: Article

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