title: The injured esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. redstart@aol.com
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mattox
mesh_terms: D016629:Esophagectomy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004946:Esophagostomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery