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Esophageal rupture: Computed tomography with endoscopic correlation

Boerhaave syndrome, or spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, is a complication of violent vomiting. Although the syndrome is rare, awareness of it is important because delayed or missed diagnosis can be fatal. Radiographic imaging, particularly computed tomography, is the mainstay of diagnosis, and...

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Autores principales: Han, Nancy J., Silva, Alvin C., Decker, G. Anton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330621
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v8i2.433