Cardiac and pericardial fistulae associated with esophageal or gastric neoplasms: A literature review

International Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 188-193

  Luthi, François ^a   Groebli, Yves ^a,b   Newton, Anita ^a   Kaeser, Pierre ^a  

^a Cadolles Hospital   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Pourtales Neuchatelois   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac fistula; Diagnosis; Esophageal fistula; Esophageal tumor; Gastric fistula; Gastric tumor; Pericardial fistula; Pneumopericardium; Prognosis; Purulent pericarditis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; REVIEW; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2342468840     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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