Spontaneous esophageal rupture in adult dermatomyositis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1021-1023

  Dougenis, D ^a   Papathanasopoulos, P G ^a   Paschalis, C ^a   Papapetropoulos, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE;

DERMATOMYOSITIS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0030345707     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80408-8     Document Type: Article

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