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Unique case of esophageal rupture after a fall from height

BACKGROUND: Traumatic ruptures of the esophagus are relatively rare. This condition is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Most traumatic ruptures occur after motor vehicle accidents. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a unique case of a 23 year old woman that presented at our trauma resuscita...

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Autores principales: van Heijl, Mark, Saltzherr, Teun P, van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I, Goslings, J Carel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-9-24

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