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Method of endoscopic esophageal intubation using a rigid esophagoscope
J A Gaer1, C Blauth, E R Townsend
1Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Endoscopic intubation of malignant esophageal strictures carries a substantial risk of esophageal perforation. We have developed a method of endoscopic intubation that reduces to a minimum the elements of the procedure that have to be performed "blind." The use of this method has been associated with a reduction in perforation rates when compared with other series.