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
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-04 13:55
Return for Revision	2013-03-06 10:52
Revised	2013-04-02 16:27
Second Decision	2013-05-09 12:48
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-10 10:24
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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
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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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