Accidentally swallowed dentures - What is the correct diagnostic and therapeutic management?;Akzidentell Ingestierte Zahnprothesen - Zwei Kasuistiken

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine, Viszeral- und Gefasschirurgie

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-85

  Vivaldi, C ^a   Vallbohmer D ^a   Holscher M ^a   Holscher A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopic and surgical therapy; Esophageal perforation; Swallowed denture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTURE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION;

ADULT; AGED; DENTURE, PARTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; REOPERATION;

EID: 40249093509     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1004659     Document Type: Article

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