Trichobezoar Causing Airway Compromise during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Objectives. (1) Report the case of a 5-year-old female with trichotillomania and trichophagia that suffered airway compromise during esophagogastroduodenoscopy for removal of a trichobezoar. (2) Provide management recommendations for an unusual foreign body causing extubation and partial airway obst...
Main Authors: | Erica Y. Kao, Nicholas J. Scalzitti, Gregory R. Dion, Sarah N. Bowe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/806857 |
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