Broncho-mediastinal fistula following perforation of the oesophagus

Respirology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-219

  Meysman, M ^a   Noppen, M ^a   Delvaux, G ^a   Peters, O ^a   Vincken, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broncho mediastinal fistula; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Oesophageal perforation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030223114     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1996.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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