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- D C Brown, J C Doughty, and W D George.
- University Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
- Postgrad Med J. 1999 Feb 1; 75 (880): 106.
AbstractA 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.
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