Massive Binge Eating, Gastric Dilatation and Unsuccessful Purging in a Young Woman with Bulimia Nervosa

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 516-518

  Bravender, Terrill ^a   Story, Lisa ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURGING; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH EMPTYING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; GASTRIC DILATATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35248880646     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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