Broncholithiasis: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 359-363

  Craig, Kathryn ^a,d   Keeler, Tim ^b   Buckley, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d St Francis Hospital and Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Broncholithiasis; Calcification; Erosion; Lithoptysis; Lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; BRONCHUS STONE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKER;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036861130     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00568-1     Document Type: Article

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