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"Spontaneous" rupture of the healthy oesophagus.
Introduction During the last 20 years the syndrome of acute rupture of the apparently normal oesphagus has been more frequently recognized and several extensive reviews have been made (Barrett, 1946; Moynihan, 1954; Tesler & Eisenberg, 1963). The condition has always been termed 'spontaneous rupture' but the nomenclature has become confused, and it seems preferable to refer to 'true spontaneous...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1955
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4904.23