Eosinophilic Esophagitis Presenting as Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture (Boerhaave's Syndrome)

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Cohen, Matthew S ^a   Kaufman, Adam ^a   DiMarino Jr , Anthony J ^a   Cohen, Sidney ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; ODYNOPHAGIA; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33846807556     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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