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Successful primary repair of late diagnosed spontaneous esophageal rupture: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous esophageal rupture is rare, roughly 300 cases reported annually. Diagnosis is often delayed or missed. Overall mortality is about 20%. This feared high mortality rate has led to the misconception that primary esophageal repair should be avoided in late diagnosed patients. W...

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Autores principales: Kircheva, Diana Y., Vigneswaran, Wickii T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28437673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.038