Esophageal Perforation and Mediastinitis from Fish Bone Ingestion

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 516-520

  Katsetos, Manny C ^a   Tagbo, Austin C ^b   Lindberg, Michael P ^b   Rosson, Robert S ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; Mediastinitis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DILTIAZEM; GASTROGRAFFIN; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; METOPROLOL; METRONIDAZOLE; SULBACTAM;

AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEVER; FISH; FLUID THERAPY; FOREIGN BODY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; FOOD;

AGED; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FISHES; FOOD; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS;

EID: 0041967051     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000047744.34423.0B     Document Type: Article

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