Laparoscopic repair of esophageal perforation due to Boerhaave syndrome

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Kimberley, Kiong Liqin ^a   Ganesh, R ^b   Anton, Cheng Kui Seng ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boerhaave syndrome; drains; laparoscopic repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052245101     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182245771     Document Type: Article

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