Analysis of unsuccessful esophageal stent placements for esophageal perforation, fistula, or anastomotic leak

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 959-965

  Freeman, Richard K ^a   Ascioti, Anthony J ^a   Giannini, Theresa ^a   Mahidhara, Raja J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865238817     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.047     Document Type: Article

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