Conservative management of iatrogenic oesophageal perforations - A viable option

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Hasan, Shafqat ^a,b   Jilaihawi, Ali N A ^a   Prakash, Dhruva ^a  

^a HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Aston Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Iatrogenic; Oesophageal perforations

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

CARCINOMA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244446653     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.03.006     Document Type: Review

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