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. 2014 Jan 21;9(1):9.
doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-9-9.

Oesophageal injuries: Position paper, WSES, 2013

Rao R Ivatury  1 , Frederick A Moore, Walter Biffl, Ari Leppeniemi, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Andrew Peitzman, Ernest E Moore
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Oesophageal injuries: Position paper, WSES, 2013

Rao R Ivatury et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

Abstract

The oesophagus is a difficult challenge for the surgeon because of its lack of serosal covering, the tenuous, segmental blood supply and the common delay in the diagnosis of injury. Early diagnosis is the key to successful management. Recent introduction of newer, minimally invasive techniques have provided management alternatives for both the normal and the diseased organ that is injured with both early and delayed diagnosis.

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