Esophageal tuberculosis: A rare presentation with massive hematemesis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2344-2346

  Fang, Hsin Yuan ^a   Lin, Torng Sen ^a   Cheng, Ching Yuan ^a   Talbot, Alan Ronald ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAMIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIF; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033394651     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01160-1     Document Type: Article

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