Open AccessAspiration in the Context of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Author(s) -
Andrew Thomson,
Jason A. TyeDin,
S Tonga,
J. E. Scott,
C Mclaren,
Paul Pavli,
F Lomas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2007/307937
Subject(s) - endoscopy , medicine , endoscope , context (archaeology) , complication , surgery , pulmonary aspiration , radiology , nuclear medicine , paleontology , biology
Pulmonary aspiration is a life-threatening complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the incidence of which has not been determined. Endoscopy-related aspiration has not been studied in procedures in which patients swallow a radiolabelled potential aspirate immediately before endoscopy and undergo nuclear scanning postprocedure.
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