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Review
. 2015 Jul-Sep;28(3):216-7.
doi: 10.1590/S0102-67202015000300018.

Endoscopic stent for treatment of esophagojejunostomy fistula

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos  1 , Bruno da Costa Martins  1 , Aline Marcilio Alves  1 , Fauze Maluf-Filho  1 , Ulysses Ribeiro-Júnior  1 , Bruno Zilberstein  1 , Ivan Cecconello  1
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Review

Endoscopic stent for treatment of esophagojejunostomy fistula

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos et al. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2015 Jul-Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. Abdominal CT-Scan with contrast leak
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2. Endoscopy showing fistula
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3. Esophagography five days after stent placement showed complete occlusion of the leakage
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