Boerhaave's syndrome in children: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1620-1623

  Antonis, Jop H A ^a   Poeze, Martijn ^a   Van Heurn, L W Ernest ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's syndrome; Children; Esophagus; Review; Spontaneous rupture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RUPTURE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 33748068098     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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