Perforación esofágica: Experiencia clínica y actualización del tema
Esophageal perforation is a complicated clinical entity that demands a high level of diagnostic and therapeutic skills. The management alternatives vary from conservative treatment to esophagectomy, including primary suture and esophageal exclusion. This paper is a review of the literature and personal experience with this condition, focusing on etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workout, treatment, complications and mortality. Finally, we propose a management algorithm (Rev Méd Chile 2005; 133: 1233-41)
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | Spanish / Castilian |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2005
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005001000014 |
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