Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 142-148 , October 2008

Traversing Difficult Esophageal Strictures from the Oral Approach

  • Nam Q. Nguyen, MBBS(hons), FRACP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Janak N. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • Division of Gastroenterology, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Janak N. Shah, MD, Director of Pancreatic and Biliary Endoscopy, Interventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center, 2351 Clay Street, Suite 134, San Francisco, CA 94115

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 The authors have no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.

PII: S1096-2883(08)00074-0

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2008.07.003

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 142-148 , October 2008

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