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Management of acute dilatation of the oesophagus presenting as stridor
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2007
Abstract
Acute dilatation of the oesophagus causing stridor is rare. A case is presented and the literature is reviewed with emphasis on the management of this problem.
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