The Over-The-Scope-Clip (OTSC) System is Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Esophagojejunal Anastomotic Leakage

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1585-1589

  Galizia, Gennaro ^a   Napolitano, Vincenzo ^a   Castellano, Paolo ^a   Pinto, Margherita ^a   Zamboli, Anna ^a   Schettino, Pietro ^a   Orditura, Michele ^a   de Vita, Ferdinando ^a   Auricchio, Annamaria ^a   Mabilia, Andrea ^a   Pezzullo, Angelo ^a   Lieto, Eva ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JEJUNUM; MALE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; MALE; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84864095614     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1862-1     Document Type: Article

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