Transmural eosinophilic infiltration and fibrosis in a patient with non-traumatic boerhaave's syndrome due to eosinophilic esophagitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1762-

  Fontillón, Maria ^a   Lucendo, Alfredo J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

^b Hospital General de Tomelloso   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL INFILTRATION; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FIBROSIS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAMINA PROPRIA; LETTER; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84869475325     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.226     Document Type: Letter

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