Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 849-855 , November 2009

A randomized comparison of electrocautery incision with Savary bougienage for relief of anastomotic gastroesophageal strictures

Received 14 November 2008 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 See CME section; p. 976.

 Presented at Digestive Disease Week, May 19, 2008, San Diego, California (Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67:AB90).

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact him at vanveenhordijk@planet.nl.

PII: S0016-5107(09)00422-2

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.02.023

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 849-855 , November 2009

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