Advances in the Management of Esophageal Perforation

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-555

  Carrott, Philip W ^a,c   Low, Donald E ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Boerhaave syndrome; Endoscopy; Esophageal perforation; Stent

Indexed keywords

BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; STENTS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 82955192647     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.08.002     Document Type: Review

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