Surgical treatment of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative
| Autor: | J.C. Doughty, W D George, D C Brown |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Laxative Short Report Cathartic urologic and male genital diseases Gastroenterology Bezoars Esophagus Internal medicine Medicine Ingestion Humans Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Esophageal disease Cathartics Stomach digestive oral and skin physiology General Medicine medicine.disease Gastrostomy Endoscopy Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Esophageal Stenosis business |
| Popis: | Summary A case of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative in a 91-year-old man is presented. There was no predisposing oesophageal disease. The severity of obstruction prevented endoscopic clearance and the patient required gastrotomy and manual disimpaction of the lower oesophagus. |
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