Spontaneous circumferential esophageal dissection in a young man with eosinophilic esophagitis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1040-1042

  Quiroga, Jorge ^a   Prim, José María G ^a   Moldes, Milagros ^a   Ledo, Ramiro ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophageal dissection; Mediastinal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SPONTANEOUS ESOPHAGEAL DISSECTION; VOMITING;

ABSCESS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249118907     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.208975     Document Type: Article

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