Guide wire distance marks for oesophageal dilatation.
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Guide wire distance marks for oesophageal dilatation.
The addition of chemically etched distance marks to standard oesophageal guide wires is described so that guide wire retraction during progressive oesophageal dilatation and impending impaction of the dilator onto the flexible wire tip can be quickly and easily recognised.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.31.5.564