Ingrowth and device disintegration in an intralobar abscess cavity
			 during endosponge therapy for esophageal anastomotic leakage

B. Schniewind; C. Schafmayer; M. Both; A. Arlt; A. Fritscher-Ravens; J. Hampe

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1255799

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2011; 43: E64-E65
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255799

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Ingrowth and device disintegration in an intralobar abscess cavity during endosponge therapy for esophageal anastomotic leakage

B. Schniewind¹ , C. Schafmayer¹ , M. Both² , A. Arlt³ , A. Fritscher-Ravens³ , J. Hampe³

¹General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
²Department of Radiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
³Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

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