Evaluation of the incidence of esophageal complications associated with balloon dilation and their management in patients with malignant esophageal strictures

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 213-218

  Fan, Yong ^a,b   Song, Ho Young ^a   Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a   Park, Jung Hoon ^a   Kim, Jinoo ^a   Jung, Hwoon Yong ^a   Kim, Sung Bae ^a   Lee, Heuiran ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Haihe Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Balloon dilation; Esophageal rupture; Malignant esophageal strictures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 84455209456     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6468     Document Type: Article

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