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Abstract
Esophageal perforation is usually considered a surgical emergency. However, esophageal perforation after therapeutic endoscopic manipulation is a different entity. This type of perforation occurs in a controlled environment and the perforation is usually detected early. Three documented cases of perforation during endoscopic balloon dilatation are described. They were successfully treated nonoperatively.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8273001 DOI: 10.1007/bf00316695
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Endosc ISSN: 0930-2794 Impact factor: 4.584