Laparoscopic treatment of boerhaave's syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 402-404

  Toelen, C ^a   Hendrickx, L ^a   Van Hee, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boerhaave; Oesophagus rupture; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548858743     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680082     Document Type: Review

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