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Case Reports
. 2001 Jul;115(7):585-6.
doi: 10.1258/0022215011908306.

Aspiration pneumonitis following papain enzyme treatment for oesophageal meat impaction

S Maini  1 , M Rudralingam, H Zeitoun, J E Osbourne
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Aspiration pneumonitis following papain enzyme treatment for oesophageal meat impaction

S Maini et al. J Laryngol Otol. 2001 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of aspiration pneumonitis following the use of papain enzyme in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with meat impacted in his oesophagus.

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