Spondylodiscitis and mediastinitis after esophageal perforation owing to a swallowed radiolucent foreign body

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 698-700

  Fonga Djimi, Hortense ^a   Leclerc, Francis ^a   Martinet, Alain ^a   Hue, Valérie ^a   Fourier, Catherine ^a   Deschildre, A ^a   Flurin, Vincent ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; foreign body; mediastinitis; spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; FOSFOMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APHAGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS FOREIGN BODY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030002006     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90677-6     Document Type: Article

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