Endoscopic stent insertion for anastomotic leakage following oesophagectomy

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-47

  Schweigert, M ^a   Solymosi, N ^b   Dubecz, A ^a   Stadlhuber, R J ^a   Muschweck, H ^a   Ofner, D ^c   Stein, H J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Aortic erosion; Endoscopic stent implantation; Esophagectomy; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872146401     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13511609956255     Document Type: Article

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