Low mortality after treatment for esophageal perforation: A single-center experience

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1669-1673

  Keeling, W Brent ^a   Miller, Daniel L ^a   Lam, Geoffrey T ^a   Kilgo, Pat ^a   Miller, Joseph I ^a   Mansour, Kamal A ^a   Force, Seth D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 78049233786     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.06.129     Document Type: Article

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