Oesophageal perforation as a complication of primary pulmonary tuberculous lymphadenopathy in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 636-639

  Erlank, Anita ^a   Goussard, Pierre ^b   Andronikou, Savvas ^a   Gie, Robert ^b   Sidler, Daniel ^b   Ackermann, Christelle ^a   Parsons, Jaco ^a   Greyling, Jaco ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Oesophagus; Perforation; Stent; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34250672403     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0482-5     Document Type: Article

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