American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 98-102 , March 2007

Retrograde endoscopic balloon dilation of chemotherapy- and radiation-induced esophageal stenosis under direct visualization

  • Natalie P. Steele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Aaron Tokayer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Richard V. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Arts Pavilion, 3rd Floor, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. Tel.: +1 718 920 2145; fax: +1 718 405 9014.

Received 6 May 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00153-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.07.003

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 98-102 , March 2007

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