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the steak is stuck…

October 28, 2013 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

the case.

a 36 year old male presents to your ED at 2am with retrosternal pain and concern that last nights steak “got stuck and didn’t go down”. He has vomited once and now continues to spit out saliva as he feels he cannot swallow anything. Despite this, he is not particularly distressed and looks well. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Evidence, Gastroenterology Tagged With: endoscopy, esophageal foreign body, food bolus impaction, food bolus obstruction, gastroenterology, glucagon, impacted food bolus, oesophageal coin, oesophageal foreign body

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