Early occurrence of septic pericarditis after Nissen fundoplication [3]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 507-508

  Alter, Peter ^a   Schaefer, Juergen R ^a   Herzum, Matthias ^a   Moosdorf, Rainer ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141892828     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00428-5     Document Type: Letter

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