Retrospective Study of Esophageal Food Bolus Impaction

Autor: Stuart Burrows, Venkat Reddy, Warren Bennett, Jonathan Bird, Paul Counter
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 145
ISSN: 1097-6817
0194-5998
DOI: 10.1177/0194599811415823a147
Popis: Objective: Establish the recurrence rate of food bolus impaction (FBI) and identify demographic/pathological features associated with food bolus obstruction recurrence.Method: Retrospective case note review of patients (greater than or equal to 16 years) admitted to the hospital with FBI between 2002 and 2007. Patient demographics, co-morbidities, interventions, radiological investigations, and results were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 13.Results: A total of 99 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria (65 males and 34 females; median ages 59 and 71.5 years), IQR 47-74, and 53-81 years respectively). A total of 22 patients died between first presentation with FBI and the time of this study being conducted (mean follow up 34 months ±17). A total of two patients had recurrences but died before this study. For all other patients without recurrences the mean follow-up was 68 months ±20. Logistic regression demonstrated that only hiatus hernia demonstrated a statistical significance ...
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