Benign ulcer in a hiatus hernia complicated with a pericardial fistula

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 248-250

  Oosterbosch, L ^a   Vandebroek, A ^a   Holvoet, J ^a   Vaerenberg, M ^a   Nagler, J ^a  

^a Department of Medical Intensive Care AZ Middelheim ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

benign peptic ulcer; gastro pericardial fistula; hiatus hernia; surgical repair

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METHYLENE BLUE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PERICARDIOTOMY; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030432523     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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