Endoscopic closure of a chronic tracheo-esophageal fistula with an over-the-scope suturing technique

Endoscopy 2018; 50(07): E155-E156
DOI: 10.1055/a-0593-5447

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Marco Bustamante Bernal

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas, United States

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Srinidhi Bhat

²Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas, United States

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Antonio Mendoza-Ladd

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas, United States

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