Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	2178
Country	Netherlands

Received	2013-02-04 10:51
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-04 19:51
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-03-06 10:52
Revised	2013-04-02 16:27
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-06-24 15:07

ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Black perforated esophagus treated with surgery: Report of a case
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Roosmarijn Lysbeth Groenveld, Alderina Bijlsma, Pascal Steenvoorde and Alaattin Ozdemir
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Roosmarijn Lysbeth Groenveld, Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Haaksbergerstraat 55, 7513 ER Enschede, The Netherlands. r.groenveld@mst.nl
Key Words	Black esophagus; Acute esophageal necrosis; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Gastrointestinal surgery; Perforated esophagus
Core Tip	We describe a clinical case with a review of relevant literature of the rare syndrome black esophagus, also known as acute esophageal necrosis or Gurvits syndrome. It concerns a case of a perforated black esophagus treated with video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). To our knowledge, this is the first case published of early VATS used in a case of perforated black esophagus.
Publish Date	2013-06-24 15:07
Citation	Groenveld RL, Bijlsma A, Steenvoorde P, Ozdemir A. A black perforated esophagus treated with surgery: Report of a case. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(6): 199-201
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i6/199.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.199

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