Boerhaave's syndrome: Diagnosis and surgical management

Surgeon

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Khan, Aamir Z ^a   Strauss, D ^a   Mason, R C ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's; Diagnosis; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846881604     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(07)80110-7     Document Type: Review

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