Esophageal perforations: New perspectives and treatment paradigms

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1173-1184

  Wu, James T ^a,b,c   Mattox, Kenneth L ^a,b   Wall Jr , Matthew J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal endoclipping; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal stenting; Esophageal trauma; Minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLIP; CRICOID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LARYNX INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRACHEA INJURY;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048983721     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31805c0dd4     Document Type: Review

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