Current treatment and outcome of esophageal perforations in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 75 studies

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1051-1059

  Biancari, Fausto ^a   D'Andrea, Vito ^b   Paone, Rosalba ^a   Di Marco, Carlo ^b   Savino, Grazia ^b   Koivukangas, Vesa ^a   Saarnio, Juha ^a   Lucenteforte, Ersilia ^c  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885677014     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1951-7     Document Type: Article

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