Perforation of the intrathoracic esophagus from blunt trauma in a child: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 495-497

  Sartorelli, Kennith H ^a   McBride, Whitney J ^a   Vane, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Intrathoracic esophageal perforation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033011532     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90511-0     Document Type: Article

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