Benign oesophageal stricture following oral potassium chloride therapy
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 63 (9) , 698-699
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800630907
Abstract
A patient is described who developed a benign oesophageal stricture following cardiac surgery. A brief review of the literature is given and the possible dangers of oral potassium chloride therapy in patients with dysphagia are highlighted.Keywords
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