Penetrating injuries to the cervical oesophagus: Is routine exploration mandatory?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 162-166

  Madiba, T E ^a,b   Muckart, D J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b KING EDWARD VIII HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cervical oesophagus; Management; Penetrating injuries

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DYSPHAGIA; EMPHYSEMA; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALING; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TUBE FEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEA; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0038060617     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321661307     Document Type: Article

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