Medical management of esophageal food impaction refractory to endoscopic interventions

Most esophageal food impactions either pass spontaneously or are treated endoscopically. Severe food impactions can require extensive endoscopic therapy that potentially could lead to procedure-related complications. There are few alternate therapies available when endoscopy fails. Traditionally, ph...

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Main Authors: Lauren Stemboroski, Ronald Brown, Keyrillos Rizg, James S Scolapio, Miguel Malespin, Silvio W de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18774733