A delayed Boerhaave's syndrome diagnosis treated by thoracoscopy in prone position

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-240

  Dapri, G ^a   Dumont, H ^a   Roman, A ^a   Stevens, E ^a   Himpens, J ^a   Cadiere, G B ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Rupture; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

DEBRIDEMENT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRONE POSITION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48949085999     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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