Caustic ingestion and esophageal injury.

Autor: Espinola TE; Tulane University Medical Center, Dept of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans., Amedee RG
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society [J La State Med Soc] 1993 Apr; Vol. 145 (4), pp. 121-5.
Abstrakt: This article reviews esophageal anatomy and the physiology of swallowing. A discussion of the epidemiology, pathology, evaluation, and management of patients with esophageal injury secondary to caustic ingestion is presented.
Databáze: MEDLINE