Infectious necrotizing esophagitis: Outcome after medical and surgical intervention

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 342-347

  Gaissert, Henning A ^a   Roper, Charles L ^b   Patterson, G Alexander ^b   Grillo, Hermes C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CASPOFUNGIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DAUNORUBICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VINCRISTINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NOCARDIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037314669     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04343-6     Document Type: Article

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