Successful closure of a chronic refractory gastrocutaneous fistula with a new endoscopic suturing device (with video)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 688-690

  Kantsevoy, Sergey V ^a   Thuluvath, Paul J ^a  

^a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC REFRACTORY GASTROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL TONGUE CARCINOMA; STOMACH FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTRIC FISTULA; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84857236781     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.031     Document Type: Article

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