Causes of esophageal food bolus impaction in the pediatric population

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 690-693

  Diniz, Lincoln O ^a   Towbin, Alexander J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophageal atresia; Esophageal impaction; Impacted food bolus; Nissen fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL FOOD BOLUS IMPACTION; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOREIGN BODY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOREIGN BODIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859505118     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1911-8     Document Type: Article

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