Surgical treatment of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative.
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.
Brown
D C
DC
University Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Doughty
J C
JC
George
W D
WD
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001630:Bezoars / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002400:Cathartics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
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