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  3. Malta Medical Journal
  4. Malta Medical Journal, 2002-
  5. 2016
  6. MMJ, Volume 28, Issue 2
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dc.contributor.authorBorg Xuereb, Hermann K.
dc.contributor.authorMalaguti, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-15T07:48:20Z
dc.date.available2016-07-15T07:48:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationMalta Medical Journal. 2016, Vol. 28(2), p. 63-67en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/11412
dc.description.abstractThis is a report of a previously healthy 20-year-old male presenting with the sensation of a foreign object being stuck in the throat and difficulty speaking after the ingestion of 2 prickly pears. Tests were performed, confirming an esophageal perforation which was managed medically. The patient was discharged after 7 days in hospital with no complications.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMalta Medical Journalen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectEsophageal perforationen_GB
dc.subjectBoerhaave syndromeen_GB
dc.titleA unique case of esophageal perforation caused by prickly pearsen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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