Esophageal perforation in an abandoned newborn

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 400-402

  Marupaka, Sravan K ^a,b   Unnithan, Dinakar V G ^a  

^a Sur Regional Hospital   (Oman)

^b DNB (Radiodiagnosis)   (Oman)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Chylothorax; Esophageal perforation; Esophagopleural fistula; Non accidental injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DETERIORATION; EMPHYSEMA; ESOPHAGOPLEURAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

CATHETERIZATION; CHILD, ABANDONED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34249086502     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02369.x     Document Type: Article

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