Iatrogenic oesophageal perforations: A clinical review

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-118

  Lawrence, David R ^a   Moxon, Ruth E ^a   Fountain, S William ^a   Ohri, Sunil K ^a   Townsend, Edward R ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic; Oesophageal perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; SURGEON; TIME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031883250     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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