Esophageal Perforation and Rupture: A Comprehensive Medicolegal Examination of 59 Jury Verdicts and Settlements

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1732-1738

  Svider, Peter F ^a,b   Pashkova, Anna A ^b   Vidal, Gian Paul ^b   Mauro, Andrew C ^c   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a   Chokshi, Ravi J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal injury; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal rupture; Litigation; Malpractice; Medicolegal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884603691     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2261-y     Document Type: Article

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