Respiratory distress resulting from gastroesophageal reflux is not asthma, but laryngotracheal irritation, spasm, even suffocation

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-132

  Wang, Zhong Gao ^a,b   Wu, Ji Min ^b   Liu, Jian Jun ^b   Wang, Li Yin ^b   Lai, Yun Gang ^a   Ibrahim, Ibrahim M ^c   Wang, Xiu Jie ^c   Dardik, Herbert ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Second Artillery   (China)

^c Englewood Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux; Stretta radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASTHMA; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LARYNGOTRACHEA IRRITATION; LARYNX SPASM; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNCOPE; TRACHEA DISEASE;

EID: 67650805591     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(09)60076-6     Document Type: Article

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