Successful early treatment of Boerhaave's syndrome by endoscopic placement of a temporary self-expandable plastic stent without fluoroscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 608-612

  Petruzziello, Lucio ^a   Tringali, Andrea ^a   Riccioni, Maria Elena ^a   Mutignani, Massimiliano ^a   Margaritora, Stefano ^a   Cesario, Alfredo ^a   Costamagna, Guido ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RUPTURE; STENTS; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 0141594770     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0016-5107(03)01885-6     Document Type: Article

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