Delayed diagnosis of purulent pericarditis caused by esophagopericardial fistula by computed tomography scan and echocardiography

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1267-1269

  Choi, Jong Bum ^a   Lee, Sam Youn ^a   Jeong, Jin Won ^a  

^a Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophago pericardial fistula; Fish bone; Foreign body; Suppurative pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRAIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FOREIGN BODY; FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS; FISTULA; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; SUPPURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035165339     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01027-2     Document Type: Article

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