An unusual cause of postfundoplication vomiting

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Michail, Sonia ^a   Nanagas, Vivian ^a   Mezoff, Adam G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal bezoar; Fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SUTURE; TRICHOBEZOAR; VOMITING;

BEZOARS; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 40749088898     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.052     Document Type: Article

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