1. Bay leaf impaction in the esophagus and hypopharynx
- Author
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Tat-Kin Tsang, Laurie L. Gutstein, Gerald W. Sielaff, Stephen K. Buto, and Mick Meiselman
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Esophagus ,Bay leaf ,Internal Medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,Foreign Bodies ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Gastrointestinal tract ,Laryngoscopy ,business.industry ,Impaction ,General surgery ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Radiography ,Hypopharynx ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Female ,Condiments ,Esophagoscopy ,business ,Neck - Abstract
Excerpt Foreign bodies are commonly encountered in the gastrointestinal tract. Most produce no symptoms, and only 10% to 20% fail to traverse the entire gut (1). Considerable morbidity and mortalit...
- Published
- 1990