Uvular necrosis after upper endoscopy: A case report and review of the literature

Endoscopy

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 585-587

  Tang, S J ^a   Kanwal, F ^a   Gralnek, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; LIDOCAINE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GARGLE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; NECROSIS; OROPHARYNX; PAIN; PALATE DISEASE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; SEDATION; SORE THROAT; STEROID THERAPY; SUCTION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; ULCER; UVULA;

EID: 0036292367     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33208     Document Type: Article

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