Clinical Profile and Outcome of Aluminum Phosphide-Induced Esophageal Strictures

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-306

  Kochhar, Rakesh ^a   Dutta, Usha ^a   Poornachandra, Kuchhangi Sureshchandra ^a   Vaiphei, Kim ^a   Bhagat, Suraj ^a   Nagi, Birinder ^a   Singh, Kartar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum phosphide; Esophageal; Strictures

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; STEROID; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON INTERPOSITION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EPITHELIZATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956149139     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0082-x     Document Type: Article

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