"Esophageal Perforation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An opening or hole in the ESOPHAGUS that is caused by TRAUMA, injury, or pathological process.
| Descriptor ID |
D004939
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.468 C26.348
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Perforation- Esophageal Perforation
- Esophageal Perforations
- Perforation, Esophageal
- Perforations, Esophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Perforation" by people in Profiles.
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Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct; 76(4):707-18.
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Nonendoscopic removal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes: morbidity and mortality in children. Gastrointest Endosc. 1996 Sep; 44(3):235-8.
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Esophageal perforation in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Apr; 57(4):1027-9.