Esophageal Perforation and Acute Bacterial Mediastinitis: Other Causes of Chest Pain That Can Be Easily Missed

Esophageal perforation is a rare condition that is commonly missed. Male gender and alcohol use are predisposing risk factors. Most of the cases are iatrogenic or traumatic; nonetheless, spontaneous cases are not uncommon. It typically occurs after vomiting or straining as the increased intra-abdomi...

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Autores principales: Cross, Madeline R., Greenwald, Miles F., Dahhan, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001232

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001232

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