Radiological findings in Boerhaave's syndrome

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-13

  Ghanem, Nadir ^a   Altehoefer, Carsten ^a   Springer, Oliver ^a   Furtwängler, Alex ^a   Kotter, Elmar ^a   Schäfer, Oliver ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Computed tomography; Diagnostic value; Esophagography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOPLEURAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038546805     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0264-1     Document Type: Article

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