title: Surgery as a 'last resort' option for active variceal bleeding further complicated by iatrogenic oesophageal perforation.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Services, University of Louvain Medical School, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosiere
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Canniere
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandenbossche
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joucken
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome