Conservative therapy of esophageal perforation with neck abscess in a child

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2013-2016

  Miller, Matthew C ^a   Schmidt, Richard J ^b   Keller, Marc S ^b   Murphy, Stephen G ^b   Reilly, James S ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep space neck infections; Esophageal perforation; Interventional radiology; Pediatrics; Percutaneous drainage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION; DEGLUTITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; GLASS; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 35848952057     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31813437a0     Document Type: Article

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