Management of esophageal foreign bodies: A retrospective review of 400 cases

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 653-656

  Athanassiadi, Kalliopi ^b   Gerazounis, M ^a   Metaxas, E ^a   Kalantzi, Nikolitsa ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKEA   (Greece)

^b 15562 Holargos ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Esophageal foreign bodies; Esophageal obstruction; Esophagoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN BODIES; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036210021     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00032-5     Document Type: Article

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