Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus: Boerhaave's syndrome in 2008: Literature review and treatment algorithm

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  De Schipper, J P ^a   Pull Ter Gunne, A F ^a   Oostvogel, H J M ^a   Van Laarhoven, C J H M ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boerhaave's syndrome; Oesophagus; Rupture of oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; GASTRIC SUCTION; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; LAPAROTOMY; OMENTOPLASTY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; SEPSIS; STENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ALGORITHMS; DEBRIDEMENT; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 58149470220     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000191283     Document Type: Article

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