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. 2012 Jan;16(1):93.

Successful surgical management of severe mediastinitis caused by a perforating esophageal foreign body

Cs Basagiannis  1 , E Spartalis, G Karagkiouzis, Gs Panagoulias, P Tomos
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Successful surgical management of severe mediastinitis caused by a perforating esophageal foreign body

Cs Basagiannis et al. Hippokratia. 2012 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: drainage; esophageal abcess; foreign body; mediastinitis; perforation.

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