Endoscopic Therapy for Postoperative Leaks and Fistulae

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-136

  Kumar, Nitin ^a   Thompson, Christopher C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Endoscopic; Endoscopy; Fistula; Leak; Postoperative; Stent; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL LEAK; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER RESECTION; METAL STENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STOMACH SURGERY;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84869785807     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: 15581950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2012.10.002     Document Type: Review

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