A management algorithm for esophageal perforation

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-106

  Kiev, Jon ^a   Amendola, Michael ^a   Bouhaidar, Doumit ^a   Sandhu, Bimaljit S ^a   Zhao, Xian ^a   Maher, James ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; Esophageal stent; Gastroenterology; General surgery; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; STENTS;

EID: 34249901775     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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