Oesophageal rupture arising as a complication of acute appendicitis in a child [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 588-

  Wong, Kenneth ^a   Roy, Gerard ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DIARRHEA; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; OLIGURIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33745459292     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00391.x     Document Type: Letter

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