Tension hydropneumothorax in a Boerhaave syndrome patient: A case report
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Boerhaave syndrome: a case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1920-8642
DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2021.03.014