Boerhaave's syndrome: A review of management and outcome

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 640-643

  Teh, Elaine ^a,b   Edwards, John ^a   Duffy, John ^a   Beggs, David ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's syndrome; Spontaneous oesophageal rupture

Indexed keywords

BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SYNDROME; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34848891779     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.151936     Document Type: Review

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