Boerhaave's syndrome presenting with abdominal pain and right hydropneumothorax

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Jagminas, Liudvikas ^a,c   Silverman, Roberta ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LIJ Medical Center   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's Syndrome; spontaneous esophageal rupture

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CLINDAMYCIN; DIATRIZOATE; DIGOXIN; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; RANITIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

EID: 0030022985     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90016-9     Document Type: Article

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