Occurrence of Boerhaave’s syndrome after diagnostic colonoscopy: what else can emergency physicians do?

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World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 85-87.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2023.006

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Occurrence of Boerhaave’s syndrome after diagnostic colonoscopy: what else can emergency physicians do?

Lin-lin Zhu¹^,², Xiu-he Lyu²^,³, Tian-tian Lei¹, Jin-lin Yang²^,³()

¹Department of General Practice, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
²Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
³Sichuan University-Oxford University Huaxi Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China

Received:2022-05-06 Accepted:2022-09-16 Online:2023-01-05 Published:2023-01-01
Contact: Jin-lin Yang E-mail:yangjinlin@wchscu.cn

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Lin-lin Zhu, Xiu-he Lyu, Tian-tian Lei, Jin-lin Yang. Occurrence of Boerhaave’s syndrome after diagnostic colonoscopy: what else can emergency physicians do?[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, 14(1): 85-87.

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