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Bay-leaf: an unusual oesophageal foreign body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. Ahmed  and
M. S. McCormick
K. Ahmed*
Affiliation:
(Wirral)
M. S. McCormick
Affiliation:
(Wirral)
*
K. Ahmed, F.R.C.S., Department of ENT Surgery, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE
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Abstract

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Bay-leaf as a foreign body causing oesophageal obstruction has rarely been reported. We presenttwo such cases, and review their management.

Keywords

OesophagusForeign body
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 153 - 154
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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