Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1115-1120

  Griffin, S M ^a   Lamb, P J ^a   Shenfine, J ^a   Richardson, D L ^a   Karat, D ^a   Hayes, N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRAINAGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50249093250     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6294     Document Type: Article

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