The diagnosis and management of globus: A perspective from Ireland

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 503-506

  Burns, Paul ^a,b   Oneill, James Paul ^a  

^a Incorporating the National Childrens Hospital ^*  (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barium swallow; Globus; Hypopharyngeal carcinoma; Oesphagoscopy; Proton pump Inhibitors; Thyroid disorder

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GLOBUS PHARYNGEUS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX TUMOR; IRELAND; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; THROAT DISEASE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SURGERY; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IRELAND;

EID: 60249098243     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283169258     Document Type: Review

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