Surgical management of necrotizing Candida esophagitis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 231-233

  Gaissert, Henning A ^a,d   Breuer, Christopher K ^b   Weissburg, Alan ^c   Mermel, Leonard ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DOWN SYNDROME; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORULOPSIS GLABRATA; YEAST;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS;

EID: 0032992259     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01144-8     Document Type: Article

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