Eosinophilic esophagitis: A rare cause of esophageal rupture in children

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 750-752

  Giles, Heath ^a   Smith, Lisa ^a   Tolosa, Drago ^a   Miranda, M J ^a   Laman, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ODYNOPHAGIA; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETCHING; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BALLOON DILATATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL;

EID: 51649127564     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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