Esophagopericardial fistula arising from Barrett's esophagus

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-467

  Shah, Soloman ^a   Saum, Kenneth ^a   Greenwald, Bruce D ^a   Krasna, Mark J ^a   Sonett, Joshua R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiac Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA; PERICARDIUM; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032034132     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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