Fizzy drinks following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: A cautionary tale of explosive consequences

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 887-888

  Ackroyd, Roger ^a,b   Watson, David I ^a   Game, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complication; Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH RUPTURE;

ADULT; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033380227     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01729.x     Document Type: Article

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