Open AccessRisk factors for complications associated with upper gastrointestinal foreign bodies
Author(s) -
Kyong Hee Hong,
Yoon Jae Kim,
Jae Hak Kim,
Song Wook Chun,
Hee Man Kim,
Jae Hee Cho
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , foreign body , perforation , esophagus , endoscopy , surgery , complication , retrospective cohort study , stomach , abscess , medical record , materials science , punching , metallurgy
To investigate predictive risk factors associated with complications in the endoscopic removal of foreign bodies from the upper gastrointestinal tract.