Esophageal perforation of aortic arch aneurysm treated free of mediastinitis without manipulating esophagus

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 314-317

  Cho, Yasunori ^a,c   Suzuki, Satoru ^a   Katogi, Toshiyuki ^b   Ueda, Toshihiko ^b  

^a Saitama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Saitama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic arch aneurysm; Aortoesophageal fistula; Esophageal perforation; Graft replacement; Mediastinitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ARCH ANEURYSM; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON IMPLANT; DUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDIASTINITIS; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

EID: 3042752537     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0051-x     Document Type: Article

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