Glucagon for the relief of esophageal food impaction does it really work?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1930-1933

  Al Haddad, Mohammad ^a   Ward, Eric M ^a   Scolapio, James S ^a   Ferguson, Dawn D ^a   Raimondo, Massimo ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal disorder; Esophageal dysphagia; Esophageal food impaction

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; GLUCAGON; LORAZEPAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FOOD IMPACTION; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOREIGN BODIES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33751508818     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9221-2     Document Type: Article

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