Unexpected cause of esophageal obstruction due to accidental use of traditional medicine in a critically ill patient fed through naso-gastric tube
Qutaiba Tawfic, Pradipta Bhakta, Rajini Kausalya
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Tawfic Q, Bhakta P, Kausalya R. Unexpected cause of esophageal obstruction due to accidental use of traditional medicine in a critically ill patient fed through naso-gastric tube. Indian J Crit Care Med 2010; 14 (3):160-161.
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