Spontaneous passage of coins lodged in the upper esophagus

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-61

  Brayer, Anne F ^a   Conners, Gregory P ^a   Ochsenschlager, Daniel W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coin; Endoscopy; Esophagus; Foreign body

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS FOREIGN BODY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0032102755     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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