Esophageal stent placement as a therapeutic option for iatrogenic esophageal perforation in children
Iatrogenic esophageal perforation (IEP) is a potentially serious adverse event of interventional endoscopy. The approach to IEP varies from surgical repair for large perforations to conservative treatment for small contained perforations. We report a case of an 18-month-old girl with congenital esop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.179552 |