Conservative approach to the mediastinitis in childhood secondary to esophageal perforation

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Demirbag, Suzi ^a   Tiryaki, Tugrul ^b   Atabek, Cuneyt ^a   Surer, Ilhami ^a   Ozturk, Haluk ^a   Cetinkursun, Salih ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Diskapi Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYSPNEA; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; NASOPHARYNX; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; SAFETY; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 14844295057     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280504400204     Document Type: Article

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