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Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet

Pill-induced esophagitis due to calcium supplements is extremely uncommon. We present a 60-year-old female patient with pill-induced esophageal perforation complicated by mediastinal abscess and esophago-pleural fistula following ingestion of a single over-the-counter “bone supplement” tablet contai...

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Autores principales: Zijlstra, Michael K., Silvers, Robert I., Fimmel, Claus J., Krantz, Seth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523952
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author Zijlstra, Michael K.
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description Pill-induced esophagitis due to calcium supplements is extremely uncommon. We present a 60-year-old female patient with pill-induced esophageal perforation complicated by mediastinal abscess and esophago-pleural fistula following ingestion of a single over-the-counter “bone supplement” tablet containing mainly calcium.
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spelling pubmed-92949332022-08-09 Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet Zijlstra, Michael K. Silvers, Robert I. Fimmel, Claus J. Krantz, Seth Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Pill-induced esophagitis due to calcium supplements is extremely uncommon. We present a 60-year-old female patient with pill-induced esophageal perforation complicated by mediastinal abscess and esophago-pleural fistula following ingestion of a single over-the-counter “bone supplement” tablet containing mainly calcium. S. Karger AG 2022-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9294933/ /pubmed/35949232 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523952 Text en Copyright © 2022 by The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet
title Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet
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title_fullStr Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet
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title_short Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523952
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