Boerhaave's syndrome and children: A rare and unexpected combination

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1300-1301

  Inculet, Richard ^a,b   Clark, Christine ^a,b   Girvan, David ^a,b  

^a London Health Sciences Center ^*

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

appendicitis; Boerhaave's syndrome; esophagus

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIS ABSCESS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH INTUBATION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 0029811955     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90258-4     Document Type: Article

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