Esophageal perforation in adults: Aggressive, conservative treatment lowers morbidity and mortality

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 241, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1016-1023

  Vogel, Stephen B ^a   Rout, W Robert ^a   Martin, Tomas D ^a   Abbitt, Patricia L ^a   Livingstone, Alan S ^b   LoCicero III, Joseph ^b   Rosemurgy II, Alexander S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; BLAKEMORE TUBE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON INTERPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROSTOMY; HEALING; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; JEJUNOSTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST TUBES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 19544383594     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000164183.91898.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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