Modified T-Tube Repair of Delayed Esophageal Perforation Results in a Low Mortality Rate Similar to That Seen With Acute Perforations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1129-1133

  Linden, Philip A ^a   Bueno, Raphael ^a   Mentzer, Steven J ^a   Zellos, Lambros ^a   Lebenthal, Abraham ^a   Colson, Yolonda L ^a   Sugarbaker, David J ^a   Jaklitsch, Michael T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; T TUBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847284919     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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