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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun;6(6):389-91.

The use of a self-expandable plastic stent for an iatrogenic esophageal perforation

John M Petersen  1
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Case Reports

The use of a self-expandable plastic stent for an iatrogenic esophageal perforation

John M Petersen. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2010 Jun.
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Figure 1
Barium esophagogram revealing a perforation in the distal esophagus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Follow-up esophagogram obtained 1 month after Polyflex stent removal.
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