| Oesophageal foreign bodies at the University Hospital of the West Indies. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 15892390 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
A retrospective study was conducted of 97 patients with oesophageal foreign bodies (EFB). The patients were admitted to assess characteristics of EFB, modes of presentation and radiological and endoscopic findings. The patients were from the University Hospital of the West Indies and most (42%) were over the fourth decade of life. The commonest EFB were bones. A negative radiological finding was not a reliable means to select patients for endoscopy. Oesophagoscopy is a reliable method in the treatment of EFB impaction. There were no major complications or deaths. |
| | |
Authors:
|
E W Williams; D Chambers; H Ashman; J Williams-Johnson; P Singh; A H McDonald; M Reid; B Brown |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The West Indian medical journal Volume: 54 ISSN: 0043-3144 ISO Abbreviation: West Indian Med J Publication Date: 2005 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2005-05-16 Completed Date: 2005-06-16 Revised Date: 2008-03-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0417410 Medline TA: West Indian Med J Country: Jamaica |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 47-50 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Emergency Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Tropical Medicine Research Institute The University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. verz3us@yahoo.com |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Bone and Bones Esophagoscopy Esophagus* Female Foreign Bodies / epidemiology*, radiography, therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies West Indies / epidemiology |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Retrospective review of leptospirosis in Guadeloupe, French West Indies 1994-2001.
Next Document: Critical incidents contributing to the initiation of substance use and abuse among women attending d...