Food embolus

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-190

  Reynolds, P ^a   Walker, F O ^a   Eades, J ^a   Smith, J D ^a   Lantz, P E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagoatrial fistula; Food emboli; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLISM; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; FOOD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; EMBOLISM; ESOPHAGUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FISTULA; FOOD; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0030974436     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)05373-2     Document Type: Article

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