Conservative management and healing of oesophageal perforation in a frail old woman

Age Ageing. 2021 Jan 8;50(1):265-266. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa170.

Authors

Benedetta Cerasoli¹, Niccolò Piro¹, Clara Mandelli², Matteo Cesari^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Specialisation School in Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
² Geriatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 32902607
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaa170

No abstract available

Keywords: GI bleeding; geriatrics; nutrition; oesophagus; older people; radiology.

MeSH terms

Aged
Conservative Treatment
Esophageal Perforation* / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Perforation* / etiology
Esophagoscopy
Female
Frail Elderly
Humans