Achalasia: An unusual cause of airway obstruction

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-

  Bruijns, S R ^a   Hicks, A ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SEDATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 61749085883     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.063982     Document Type: Article

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