Partial oesophageal perforation associated with cold carbonated beverage ingestion

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 554-555

  Loh, Hui Jern ^a   Cooke, David A P ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; COLD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRINKING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; THORAX PAIN; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 9144219624     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06445.x     Document Type: Article

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