Evaluation and management of pill aspiration: Case discussion and review of the literature

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1791-1795

  Kinsey, C Matthew ^a,c   Folch, Erik ^b,c   Majid, Adnan ^b,c   Channick, Colleen L ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY FORCEPS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CRYOTHERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LOBE; MALE; PILL ASPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878583691     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1571     Document Type: Article

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