The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 813-817 , April 2009

Repair of massive stent-induced tracheoesophageal fistula

Received 2 February 2008 ,Revised 2 June 2008 ,Accepted 5 July 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01431-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.050

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 813-817 , April 2009