Esophageal rupture in a patient with idiopathic eosinophilic esophagitis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1854-1856

  Riou, Peter J ^a   Nicholson, Andrew G ^a   Pastorino, Ugo ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030540976     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00553-X     Document Type: Article

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