Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 1122-1129 , June 2010

Outcomes of a combined antegrade and retrograde approach for dilatation of radiation-induced esophageal strictures (with video)

Received 20 November 2009 ,Accepted 23 December 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication. (Research support for this study was provided in part by National Institutes of Health award no. KL2RR025746 from the National Center for Research Resources.)

 If you want to chat with an author of this article, you may contact Dr. Dellon at edellon@med.unc.edu.

PII: S0016-5107(10)00013-1

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.12.057

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 1122-1129 , June 2010

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