Aggressive operative treatment for emetogenic rupture yields superior results

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 865-868

  Neel, Dustin ^a   Davis, Eric G ^a   Farmer, Russell ^a   Richardson, J David ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DEATH; DECORTICATION; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; EMETOGENIC RUPTURE; EMPYEMA; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; JEJUNOSTOMY TUBE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH PERFORATION; STOMACH TUBE; SUTURE; THERAPY DELAY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; AGED; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RUPTURE; TIME; VOMITING;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 77956200071     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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