Boerhaave's syndrome: 10 Years experience and review of the literature

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1008-1010

  Hill, Andrew G ^a   Tiu, Albert T ^a   Martin, Iain G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's syndrome; Oesophageal perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; T TUBE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0347419365     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-14-.x     Document Type: Review

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