Flexible esophagoscopy as a diagnostic tool for traumatic esophageal injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1677-1682

  Arantes, Vitor ^a,b,c   Campolina, Claudio ^a   Valerio, Silvia Helena ^a   De Sa, Roberta Nogueira ^a   Toledo, Clodomiro ^b   Ferrari, Tereza Abreu ^b   Vaz Coelho, Luiz Gonzaga ^b  

^a Hospital João XXIII   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestive system; Endoscopy; Esophagoscopy; Esophagus; Flexible endoscopy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

HEMATIN;

ABRASION; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ECCHYMOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749113346     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818c1564     Document Type: Article

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